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9.0
70349
9.0 |
musicOMH
If anything, they sound energised and totally focused. It is heartening to find a band still on form after all these years and still seeking to push the boundaries and themselves. Long may it continue
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8.0
70348
8.0 |
The List
An invigorating and surprising regeneration of a band that, even 24 studio albums in (or thereabouts), wasn’t even close to needing it
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7.0
70619
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
It should simply be stated that Hold It In is one of the best Melvins albums of the 21st century
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7.0
70346
7.0 |
NME
Sometimes it’s poppier than textbook Melvins (‘I Get Along (Hollow Moon)’), sometimes noisier and more freeform (‘Barcelonian Horseshoe Pit’)
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7.0
70347
7.0 |
All Music
A mix of the strange and the familiar that feels like classic Melvins without necessarily sounding like the bandmembers are borrowing ideas from themselves
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7.0
70351
7.0 |
Exclaim
No one ever accused the Melvins of being boring — despite calling the record Hold It In, it's overflowing with ideas and creativity
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6.9
70350
6.9 |
Earbuddy
King Buzzo and Dale Crover are still having fun no matter who they collaborate with
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6.1
70444
6.1 |
Pitchfork
They can be a bit one-note sometimes, but that doesn't make them any less beloved; without their ribaldness, the world of heavy music just wouldn't be as fun
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6.0
70360
6.0 |
Uncut
Confirms their skill for combining the heavy, the catchy and the deliriously strange. Print edition only
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6.0
70727
6.0 |
Mojo
Further proof that these old dogs have plenty new tricks left. Print edition only
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6.0
71223
6.0 |
The 405
Marks a crossover between the band and their fellow peddlers of noise and crudeness, Butthole Surfers
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5.8
70447
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
This album doesn’t change the Melvins narrative, but it’s certainly enjoyable, big, and full of muscly, headbanging jams
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