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Crush

Abe Vigoda

Crush

Fourth album from the formerly tropical punk LA act, now moving into synth rock / chillwave territory

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
20/09/2010
  1. 8.0 |   The Fly

    Abe Vigoda’s beat grows ever enchanting
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    The airier sound allows room for some soaring melodies. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Crush is the result of Abe Vigoda’s common practice to evolve without abandoning their signature sound
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  4. 8.0 |   Blurt

    Abe Vigoda have progressed by leaps and bounds in terms of both their songwriting and inventive performance chops
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  5. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    [The] combination of hard-charging energy and world-weary moods is less an unexpected curveball than a well-earned step forward
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  6. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Track by track, you’re left on the edge of your seat, because each song could realistically go anywhere at any point
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  7. 7.5 |   BBC

    The mood gets more emotionally intense as Crush progresses
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  8. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A sound which, for me, is far less fresh and innovative
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  9. 7.0 |   NME

    Weird, but definitely pretty awesome
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  10. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    An album that merits - and rewards - repeated listening, this is further evidence of a band not simply in it for the short haul
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  11. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    An album that merits - and rewards - repeated listening, this is further evidence of a band not simply in it for the short haul
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  12. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Once they’ve established the new, synthesizer-heavy sound over the guitar-centric previous punk stylings, they stick to it with admirable dedication
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  13. 7.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    The album is pulled back from the brink by a string of stunners
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  14. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Abe Vigoda’s got more than enough inspiration and intuition to make its art-punk seem fresh and something all its own
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  15. 6.0 |   Spin

    Their arty '80s excavation rarely finds the gooey, glittering choruses that would truly elevate their stylistic shift
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  16. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    Whilst everything on ‘Crush’ is polished, clean and more than acceptable, it is sometimes lacking the personality we have perhaps come to expect
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  19. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The fact that Abe Vigoda flew too close to the sun that is Mr. Bowie will be a breaking point for a lot of people on this record
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