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80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

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  1. Sep 16, 2024
    80
    While the material here is memorable, it doesn’t quite match the youthful urgency of their early work (though it comes close). That said, Zoom’s rockabilly-inspired guitar roars like Chuck Berry on speed, and drummer DJ
  2. Aug 7, 2024
    77
    Listening to Smoke & Fiction in the same sitting as Los Angeles or Wild Gift, the lasting impression isn’t how they’ve changed over the years, but how much of their original spark they’ve sustained.
  3. Aug 7, 2024
    85
    The beauty of Smoke & Fiction as a “farewell record” is that, for the most part, it doesn’t feel like one.