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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Release Date: Jul 25, 2025
- Summary: The third full-length release from the collaboration between Luke Haines and Peter Buck was recorded in Portland, Oregon and features contributions by Scott McCaughey, Linda Pitmon, and Morgan Fisher.
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- Record Label: Cherry Red
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jul 24, 2025The result is an often joyously multi-hued meeting of minds, mixing the duo’s initial no-nonsense nods to The Troggs/Stooges with glitter-band swagger, splashes of psychedelia and the subconscious eruptions of Haines’ ingenious lyrics. [Jul 2025, p.100]
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Jul 24, 2025It’s a pleasing touch that, even with a megastar like Buck present, Haines never dilutes his vision – this concluding part of the Haines/Buck trilogy is as satisfyingly off-kilter as its predecessors.
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MojoJul 24, 2025The result is like two rock esotericists in a bunker alchemising to compelling effect. [Sep 2025, p.84]
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Jul 25, 2025Going Down To The River … To Blow My Mind works well enough that one hopes they'll change their minds about this being the end of their trilogy.
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UncutJul 24, 2025Haines' references are as forensic as ever. .... Buck, meanwhile, rolls out his repertoire of languid 12-string jangles, swaggering glam riffs, psychedelic phrasing and jittery feedback. [Aug 2025, p.31]