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Jun 23, 2025It's a throwback vibe, evoking the flannel-laden days of '90s underground pop guitar groups like Dinosaur Jr., Sloan, and Teenage Fanclub; unabashed touchstones for Anderson whose work on Raspberry Moon believably lives up to the comparisons.
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Oct 1, 2025They cram these songs full of hooks and satisfying melodies; “Candle,” one of the singles, has its share of cards-on-the-table vocal moments, but it’s the burning arpeggiated guitar line throughout that really shines the brightest.
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Jun 25, 2025Raspberry Moon is continuing evidence that instead of Swervedriver, we should be thinking of Semisonic. And as any good karaoke night out can confirm decades on from a release, there’s no shame in embracing the earworm. Right now, few rock bands are better equipped to offer one.
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Jun 20, 2025From the cathartic harmonies of ‘Julia’s War’ to the raw romance of ‘Candle’, there is a gritty optimism charging through the album, hitting you right in the gut and demanding you pull back the veil on past dread and expose a new outlook of forward-thinking hopefulness.
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Jun 20, 2025Raspberry Moon on Third Man Records finds Hotline TNT unlocking buzzingly beautiful guitar rock that washes shimmering tones in all directions as the band seems to be truly coming into their own.
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Jun 20, 2025Still heavy, still personal, but with the support in place. There’s something generous about it. That matters, especially in a genre so easily pulled into nostalgia as shoegaze.
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Jun 20, 2025From the fierce DIY spirit of the band’s beginnings to now, it’s clear Anderson’s group is growing for the better.
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Jun 20, 2025Anderson’s mastery of dynamics is thrilling. And the way he weaves acoustic and distorted guitars and blasts of needling feedback into something as beguiling as Julia’s War is evidence of a unique talent operating in a crowded field.
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Jun 18, 2025The presence of a full band in the studio and the proverbial writer’s room gives Raspberry Moon the dynamic presence previous records swapped for a consistent, syrupy atmosphere. While plenty of radiated sunbeam ragers populate the tracklist, acoustic ballads and delicacy are the real calling cards of this album.
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Jun 18, 2025Raspberry Moon brings out the best of what the Hotline TNT project can offer; it's an emo-shoegaze-indie-noise-pop melting pot that hits just right.
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Jun 18, 2025Raspberry Moon is 30 near-perfect minutes of shoegaze with eyes peeking up at the horizon.
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Jun 20, 2025Not only are the dimensions bigger than ever, but the songwriting’s more varied.
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Jun 24, 2025Hotline TNT have pushed themselves into crafting an album that both champions what they do best and offers up many possibilities for what could come next.
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Jul 14, 2025Hotline TNT aren’t breaking new ground here, but they achieve a new level of sophistication and sprinkle in enough hooks to garner broader appeal.
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UncutJun 20, 2025The result is a rich, expansive yet considered album of indie rock meets shoegaze. [Aug 2025, p.32]
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Jun 18, 2025While ultimately a step forward - most notably, in its introduction of greater lyrical vulnerability and richer sounds most notable - a little more cohesion wouldn’t have gone amiss.