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Dec 3, 2015We are back in Glass Swords territory here, but the overall mix feels less calculated and more impulsive, the surprise release of the album a hint at the more simplified and raw strain of the Glass Swords pleasure principle on display here.
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Nov 17, 2015It is thrilling, weird, danceable, frequently inspired and Day-Glo to a fault.
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Nov 16, 2015There’s not much space to catch a breath over its 15 tracks, but for a pure adrenaline rush it works perfectly.
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Nov 12, 2015Rustie’s new album doesn’t signal a reclamation of maximalism as much as it’s a return to form, even if it’s likely that many of its themes were inspired by an acid trip more eye-opening for Whyte than necessarily for the rest of us. But what a trip.
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Nov 12, 2015There is zero daylight between the artist and his vision, as he pounds tirelessly away at one very specific idea. It is less an album than a set of 15 variations upon a single theme. It is the Rustiest album possible, and you have to respect that kind of doggedness.
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Nov 12, 2015The builds are huge, and heavy on detail. It helps that he's as generous with hooks as with atmosphere.
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Nov 12, 2015The album is heavier in massive live moment potential than extended narrative.