by
Lieutenant
- Record Label: Dine Alone Records
- Release Date: Mar 10, 2015
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Alternative PressMar 12, 2015Though each song is plainly predictable, the album is never boring as each track packs a few twists that thrill. [Apr 2015, p.91]
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Classic Rock MagazineMay 12, 2015There is skill on display, but the album is unlikely to progress beyond background music. [Jun 2015, p.93]
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Kerrang!Mar 18, 2015Nate and his crew are charming, more often than not. [7 Mar 2015, p.54]
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Mar 12, 2015He’s had time to hone his wallflower tendencies, translating them through robust lyrics that capture the depths of human longing, loneliness, and self-awareness. His downfall is his passive delivery of the lyrics, which he often muffles as though he’s a forlorn adolescent poet scribbling verses in his college-ruled notebook.
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Mar 12, 2015Even with the decibel meter dialed down to accommodate his wounded croon, Mendel struggles to assert himself, flattening out the album’s dynamic variation in the process.
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UncutMar 30, 2015Despite this gaggle of helpers, If I Kill This is a surprisingly muted affair. [May 2015, p.75]
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Mar 12, 2015The songs are impeccably layered, but like tiramisu, those layers bleed into one another, so that even a relative rocker like “Rattled” gets lost in its own swirl.
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MojoApr 22, 2015A record, which, though obviously heartfelt, never sounds unified. [May 2015, p.98]
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Q MagazineApr 13, 2015When Mendel cranks things up, he's on shakier ground. [May 2015, p.107]