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Under Color of Official Right

Protomartyr

Under Color of Official Right

Detroit post-punk rockers return with their second album

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Hardly Art
UK Release date
07/04/2014
US Release date
08/04/2014
  1. 9.0 |   All Music

    An already incredible band moving even further forward in their development, approaching the same instant classic standards of their best contemporaries and turning in their most intricate work so far
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  2. 9.0 |   No Ripcord

    It is massive in scope and meaning, a raging punk album that’s too intricate to be considered such, and surely one that swells with a potent synthesis of tenderness and staggering resilience
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  3. 8.6 |   Paste Magazine

    The disjointed nature of Under Color’s thrust somehow catapults its enjoyability
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  4. 8.1 |   Pitchfork

    This time around, the band's embraced a consistent ebb and flow, continually shifting back and forth from simmer to full-boil
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    It's the sound of Detroit disintegrating. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Spin

    Thirty-five minutes of Casey's sardonic recriminations feels like a bit much, but he stumbles onto a few melodic gems here
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    They released a bilious debut in 2012, but its follow-up is a more subtle piece of social commentary
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  8. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Packs a dynamic punch from starting to finish, never outstaying its welcome at any point
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  9. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Joe Casey sings every line like he's the drunkest guy in the bar, fighting to keep on his feet for one more round
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A collection of hot-and-bothered post-post-punk songs that convey a world-weary melancholy without ever wallowing in it
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  11. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Protomartyr’s influences tightened their post-punk screws after their debut, and if this is Protomartyr’s Pink Flag, their Chairs Missing will be stellar
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  12. 6.0 |   The Music

    This is safe, masculine post-punk with a rock edge
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  13. 6.0 |   Art Rocker

    Although it may be here where we find this sound, the entire album is a constant nod to the punk that went before them
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  14. 6.0 |   The Observer

    There are tunes aplenty, making this second Protomartyr album a surprisingly pleasurable dose of swaggering anomie
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