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Feb 25, 2026Ultimately, Join Hands gives a decent impression of Congratulations’ sound, even if it becomes a bit too much over the course of an album. However, there’s enough songwriting prowess demonstrated here to hint that there may be even better things in the future from Congratulations.
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Feb 25, 2026In some ways, “Johnny Hands” exemplifies what is strong and frustrating about the entire album: idiosyncratic verses and frenzied guitar lines build up a promising tune that never really takes off or goes anywhere especially interesting. Behind the frazzled guitar tones comes a germ of an idea that may have gone lost between writing and production.