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  • Summary: The latest release from the New Zealand rock trio of Michael Morley, Bruce Russell, and Robbie Yeats is comprised of two 20+ minute tracks.
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  1. Sep 25, 2013
    84
    The Dead C are lifers, then, who are too in control of their own sound to be detained by expectations--of their own music, of rock'n'roll, of their legacy at large. Armed Courage proves the longterm vitality of that sadly rare strategy.
  2. Sep 25, 2013
    80
    Russell has talked about how he enjoys the constraints of old equipment and recording in humble environments, but on Armed Courage, the effect couldn’t appear further from restriction, as it forges the very motifs that set their sound free.
  3. Magnet
    Sep 25, 2013
    80
    Get lost with them. [No. 102, p.54]
  4. Sep 25, 2013
    70
    It doesn't necessarily break down the boundaries of rock music, but it sure gives them a good kicking.
  5. The Wire
    Dec 10, 2013
    70
    Armed Courage, while enjoyable, isn't really a record anyone's gotta hear. [Sep 2013, p.50]