This Is Memorial Device
by Stephen Pastel
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jun 28, 2024
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Wire
    Aug 6, 2024
    70
    Pastel and Thomson don’t attempt to (re)create the actual music made by Memorial Device; instead they piece together a suggestive collage of sounds evocative of the post-punk era and representative of wistful remembrance. The Pastels’ dreamy tendencies are well suited to this brief. [Sep 2024, p.54]
  2. Mojo
    Jul 15, 2024
    60
    On record it’s more the spoken-word sections that grab the listener. [Jul 2024, p.93]
  3. Record Collector
    Jul 15, 2024
    60
    The opening Introduction To Why I Did It is a pocket masterpiece, a lyrical meditation on lost smalltown 80s indie youth, but often this musically satisfying album feels wanting for more of the story which inspired it. [Aug 2024, p.105]
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