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Sistrionix

Deap Vally

Sistrionix

LA-based guitar & drums duo Lindsey Troy and Julie Edwards with a debut album of raw bluesy rock

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Island
UK Release date
24/06/2013
US Release date
02/07/2013
  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    With an immediate urgency that’s thrust to the fore, the almost violent attack of this record roars from your speakers
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  2. 8.0 |   The 405

    They never sound dated, never sound tired
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Deap Vally certainly aren't afraid to say what needs to be said, and they do it with style and wit
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  4. 8.0 |   DIY

    If the next generation of kids looking for touchstones grow up hearing this kind of music, the world will be a better, and probably a far more fun place
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  5. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    It is its very simplicity that makes the Californian duo’s music so direct and so effective
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  6. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Deliciously distorted vocals, instantly memorable fuzz-up guitar riffs, handclap breakdowns, and vicious put-downs of cheating lovers and sleazebags
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    'Sistrionix’ – a title which seems to sum up Deap Vally perfectly – is ideal cruising round the city in summer with the windows down rock and roll
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  8. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    It’s been done before, but as much as there is to nitpick, there’s just as much to revel in
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Although Sistrionix is a dark, heavy listen, it does have its own moral code
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    A duo built around simply hitting the pedal and going, clattering and thundering along, impossible to ignore
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  11. 7.0 |   Clash

    With crisp cymbals, heavy guitars and gritty rock ‘n’ roll vocals, this album was meant for a pre-party party
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  12. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    The artfully conceived primitivism of this debut album pushes some formulaic buttons, but is spiced with a sizeable serving of female empowerment, obsessive ardour and withering scorn
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  13. 6.0 |   State

    Deap Vally aren’t trying to reinvent rock music, just have a whole lot of fun, and in that they succeed
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  14. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    While there’s not a huge degree of variation here, there’s no doubting that this garage rock smells of sweat, grease, nuts, bolts and screws
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  15. 6.0 |   Time Out

    A welcome new take on hard rock hyperbole
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  16. 6.0 |   Q

    Doesn't always keep up the consistency, but Deap Vally have enough swagger to fill the gaps. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Much of the material fails to use the deep blues roots they claim is an inspiration
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  18. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Despite the record’s flaws, it’s hard to stay angry with Sistrionix for very long. It’s ferociously played, sensitively recorded and doesn’t take itself too seriously
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  19. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    An uncompromisingly raw racket at the crossroads where Led Zeppelin meet the White Stripes
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  20. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Despite the stylistic stagnancy, the album is an enjoyable listen
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  21. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Sistrionix is a long way from greatness, a plodding blues rock album that’s crafted with great vigour but little invention
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  22. 5.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A disappointingly one-paced album that fails to deliver on the unduly high expectations landed on their shoulders
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  23. 3.0 |   The Fly

    Mostly, the music on Sistrionix is plain bad
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