- Record Label: Loma Vista Recordings
- Release Date: Mar 6, 2026
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Apr 9, 2026We need to hear more than eight songs before we can ultimately decide if The Scythe is the “rising new guard” that they aspire to be. But their debut album is a damn good starting place.
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Apr 9, 2026His corralling results in several glimpses at individual members in their element, but you’ve heard just about everyone here do better on their own. Fun moments aside, sheer force of will isn’t enough to help The Scythe fully cohere as a unit.
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Apr 9, 2026As a project, Strictly 4 The Scythe is overcommitted and faintly ridiculous. Its collective chemistry is intermittent, owing something to its indiscriminately-into-the-crowd exuberance and occasionally tipping into something cynically curatorial. .... These failures are failures of abundance, though. Curry remains an earnest underground champion.
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Apr 9, 2026Like its namesake, the tape hits like the swing of a scythe: wide rather than precise – not every cut lands cleanly, but enough to make the chaos feel intentional.