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Perfect Saviors

The Armed

Perfect Saviors

Fifth full-length album from the Detroit hardcore punk collective

ADM rating[?]

7.9

Label
Sargent House
UK Release date
25/08/2023
US Release date
25/08/2023
  1. 9.0 |   All Music

    A near-perfect distillation of the group's metallic maximalist pop that swaps discord for fist-pumping arena rock
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  2. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Perfect Saviors is a group finally realising their concept – truly being the World’s Greatest Band
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  3. 9.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    It’s a masterclass in singularity and creativity
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  4. 9.0 |   Clash

    What ‘Perfect Saviors’ succeeds in, however, it exploding those aspects ever outwards, renewing The Armed and emboldening their most ambitious, rewarding album to date
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  5. 8.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    The Armed excels at sonic Rorschach tests, aimed at revealing a deeper understanding of aesthetics and taste buried in your subconscious
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  6. 8.5 |   Under The Radar

    It’s playful, it’s intelligent, but above all else it’s an emotive experience
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    With their fifth album, the Detroit hardcore oddballs unveil themselves by making a bold shift in sound
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  8. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Even if it isn't the greatest rock album of this or any other century, it's a worthy addition to their discography; the Armed are out of the bag, and you better get on board before their best-of-the-century album inevitably arrives
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  9. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    The most mysterious group in hardcore pull back the curtain to reveal: a rock band. If their new album sounds like something you’d hear on alt radio, that’s the point
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  10. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Indie rockers aim to deliver the definitive rock album of the century while paying homage to rock’s rich history with a fresh perspective
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  11. 6.4 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    It should have been better. It could have been everything
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  12. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album lingers in an in-between space that doesn’t fully embrace either noise or pop
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