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Sep 13, 2016Cool Ghouls have a very thorough grasp of how psych should be repackaged for today. Animal Races offer harmony-laden 60s folk-rock with a slight slacker feel, not unlike Quilt.
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Sep 12, 2016If you like drawling guitars and the springy thud of basslines, if you prefer sunny melodies dredged in fog and dissonance, Cool Ghouls is as good a bet as any.
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MojoSep 6, 2016A third LP of warm, retro pop jangle. [Oct 2016, p.100]
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Aug 17, 2016Animal Races comes a bit late in the season to be the smart indie pop album of the summer, but if you want to conjure the mood of a beautiful day in a warm California town, the Cool Ghouls are just the band to do it.
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Oct 21, 2016It’s a record that, for its infrequent misfires, delivers on the band’s desires to resurrect the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll.
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Aug 26, 2016Ultimately it’s a response to sugary summer pop songs that won’t keep you warm then the sun goes down.
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UncutAug 17, 2016Animal Races offers few departures, being exploratory and decidedly retro, but it's appealingly rendered. [Sep 2016, p.71]