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10.0
134958
10.0 |
The Independent
On their first album in over a decade, Jemina Pearl and co are as ferocious as ever
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9.0
134941
9.0 |
DIY
A frontwoman with limitless charisma
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8.0
134938
8.0 |
Uncut
They're bummed to learn that adulthood breeds more angst than adolescence, which inspires a sharp-edged '70s hard rock, with songs celebrating kink and demanding equal pay and full-body autonomy on "Big Trouble". Print edition only
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8.0
134961
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Nashville band split in 2008 but have come back tighter, more explicit and raging about the realities of adulthood
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8.0
134963
8.0 |
All Music
Mommy may be the work of a more musically straightforward band, but its biggest and best surprise is that it exists at all. Hearing Pearl reclaim her agency with an older, wiser, and hopefully more sustainable incarnation of Be Your Own Pet is a thrill for fans old and new
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8.0
134968
8.0 |
NME
After 15 years away, the Nashville punks are back, bold and better than before
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Mommy exudes the confidence of a band that knows that they’re back in the game for good, ready to burn off half a life’s worth of killer riffs and chaotic energy
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
‘Mommy’ is not an evolution for Be Your Own Pet, it is an affirmation that despite the passing of time, we can still be just as vital as our former selves
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7.8
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7.8 |
Paste Magazine
The Nashville garage rockers are as volatile as ever on their first LP in 15 years
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
Whether this is a goodbye to their youth or a whiff of innocent nostalgia on a forward-thinking album is a question I’m still asking, but either way, it’s a welcome ending to a great album. Welcome back!
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7.3
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7.3 |
Northern Transmissions
Offers a little bit of everything to listeners, be it garage rock, post punk or dream pop. A brief listen that can take listeners across eras and styles, all the while with emphatic energy
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7.0
134939
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Be Your Own Pet didn't need to come back. But Mommy sets the record straight; whether this is a new beginning or another ending to BYOP's story, they're going out on their own terms
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5.0
134940
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album fails to recapture the lightning in a bottle that made the band’s initial run so magnetic
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