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Constant Future

Parts & Labor

Constant Future

Second album from Brooklyn-based noise-pop trio

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Jagjaguwar
UK Release date
07/03/2011
US Release date
08/03/2011
  1. 9.1 |   A.V. Club

    One of the most dynamic, otherworldly, richly textured Parts & Labor albums to date, not to mention its uncontested catchiest
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  2. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    The knack for anthemic songwriting first demonstrated on Stay Afraid is keener than ever here and the album is bursting with killer hooks and uplifting, anthemic choruses
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  3. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Quality from end to end is a rarity for any band, and Parts & Labor have pulled it off
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  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The sound of a band who, after nearly ten years together, are comfortable with their sound, who know exactly what they’re good at and sound like they’re having great fun doing it
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    A complex album thematically and musically - but one with that is blessed with pop-immediacy and visceral thrills
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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Their commitment to tunes over abrasion is unwavering
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  7. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An album that bursts with life and invention. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Mojo

    A joyous explosion of sound. Print edition only

  9. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    There's a lot to be said for doing one thing and doing it well, and that's what Parts & Labor do here
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  10. 7.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    Constant Future is predominantly awesome, but its the lingering feeling that many of its parts are independent of one another that resign it to feeling like a step or two back
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  11. 7.0 |   Blurt

    An adrenaline charged album that proves Parts & Labor still know how to rock
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  12. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A joyful ride through the more melodic side of nois
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  13. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s a very good record but one which is hard to love
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  14. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    No great step forward from their previous material
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  15. 7.0 |   Prefix

    Another fine rock record from a band that gets harder to ignore with each release
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  16. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    The sounds are controlled, but there’s also spontaneity to Constant Future, like the band just barrelled through these songs intuitively in one take
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  17. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    It does begin to sound all very familiar come the end, but boy is it fun until you reach your limit
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  18. 6.0 |   Q

    East Coast art-punk with a 21st-century overhaul. Print edition only

  19. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Constant Future is by no means a bad record. It is a record that oversells itself
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  20. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    When the elements click into place in the most simple form, as on the the near-motorik of Rest, it's exhilarating stuff
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