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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from the collaboration between Ed Kuepper and Jim White features reimagining of songs from Kuepper's time in The Saints, Laughing Clowns and his own solo career.
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  1. Apr 9, 2025
    80
    The songs may not fit into pre-existing boxes, but they work very well on their own terms, whether in the pounding, galloping “Crying Game” (a Laughing Clowns tune), the loose-jointed but lyrical “Ruins” (which hails from Kuepper’s 2015 solo album Lost Cities) or the off-kilter anthemry of “Demolition” (from the 2013 solo record Jean Lee and the Yellow Dog).
  2. Uncut
    Apr 9, 2025
    80
    The highlights are revisitations of songs from Laughing Clowns - "Collapse Board", in Particular, is as vicious, mordant and highly strung as ever. [May 2025, p.32]
  3. The Wire
    Apr 9, 2025
    80
    After The Flood is a great spin, and should be revelatory to the many folks who’ve not been able to keep up with Kuepper’s Australian-only output. [May 2025, p.57]
  4. Mojo
    Apr 9, 2025
    60
    Tribal, jazzy, at times doom-laden, After The Flood is undoubtedly the darkest moment in Kuepper's long and storied career. [May 2025, p.89]