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9.1
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A.V. Club
The record is a return to what Hella does best: breakneck instrumentals and raw, inhuman-sounding musicianship
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8.0
31355
8.0 |
Prefix
They've by no means gone pop, but they have emerged with their most human album to date, completely devoid of the occasionally comical indulgences of their past
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8.0
30723
8.0 |
No Ripcord
For prog dorks and students of Eno
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7.0
31467
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Expect manic guitars and manic drums – experimentation with rock, energy and attitude
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7.0
32146
7.0 |
BBC
Tripper is, fittingly, Hella more focused than its spaced-out title or the duo's hippy slacker personal demeanours might suggest
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6.0
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Under The Radar
As shit-tight and explosive as anything else they've given us, a violent assault of 32nd notes, fist-pumping tension, and musical athleticism
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6.0
31621
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
With music like this, you hear virtuosity, which is often thought of as an extra-musical, performance-bound phenomenon, as an almost sonic quality
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6.0
31955
6.0 |
Pitchfork
On Tripper, Hella's instrumental chops are better than ever, but riffs aside, there's not much to think about
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6.0
32116
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Finds the Sacramento duo ditching their three other band members and returning to their noise rock roots
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5.0
31268
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
Even at their most inaccessibly complicated, Hella is good at stirring up rousing maelstroms of sound
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5.0
31284
5.0 |
PopMatters
Though Tripper spends most of its time experimenting in asymmetrical song structures, some of its best moments are the most straightforward ones
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5.0
31289
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The songs that work best here are the ones that explore different sonic permutations of the band's usual intricate sound
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