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Per Second, Per Second, Per Second... Every Second
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  • Summary: The Massachusetts-based trio's fourth album is their first for a major label. Dave Fridmann produces.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. PopMatters
    80
    Per Second is the perfect combination of mainstream and alternative in one handy package.
  2. AllMusic
    80
    In many ways, the Cambridge, MA, trio is like a Toad the Wet Sprocket for the 21st century.
  3. Pitchfork
    78
    Thankfully, the band is up to the challenge of turning up the spotlights and the volume, and they crank out a solid batch of insanely catchy, pristine pop songs that'll crawl inside your brain and die there, only to come back and haunt you at the oddest times.
  4. ShakingThrough.net
    64
    If you don't know, or can look beyond, the staggering U-turn it represents, then Per Second is an amiable time investment for a top-down cruising summer afternoon. If you're hungry for weightier fare, however, you'd be best served by digging deeper into the band's catalog.
  5. The A.V. Club
    60
    The band seems to be making a conscious effort to alienate its old fan base.
  6. Rolling Stone
    60
    There are moments when the band struggles to mitigate the mainstream impulses with the old indie ones.
  7. Almost Cool
    38
    If you could imagine a cross between Wilco and Flaming Lips with just about everything challenging and interesting sucked out of it, it might sound something like this.

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  1. MartinF
    Oct 1, 2004
    7
    Though a lot more accesible than "Medeiros" and "Hope and Adams" Wheat's new album isn't just a regular pop album. They may not Though a lot more accesible than "Medeiros" and "Hope and Adams" Wheat's new album isn't just a regular pop album. They may not have done it as succesfully as Modest Mouse did with their "Good News For People Who Love Bad News", but they have proved that it's not entirely necessary to follow all indie rules to make a good album. I still prefer their more melancholic sound, but I still respect Wheat and their courage.… Expand