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This Is The Sonics

The Sonics

This Is The Sonics

The first new studio album of all-new material from the Tacoma, Washington garage rock veterans since 1967

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6.9

Label
Revox
UK Release date
30/03/2015
US Release date
31/03/2015
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  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    An outstanding return to duty for one of the great primal rock & roll bands of the '60s
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Proof that raw power never gets old. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    They can still teach their garage offspring a thing or two
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  4. 7.5 |   A.V. Club

    Whether it’s ’65 or ’15, the truly killer Sonics tunes sound the least premeditated
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  5. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    R&B informed the Sonics’ unhinged passion from the get-go, and This Is the Sonics pays proper homage to the group’s roots
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  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    A fine and often fun record. There’s a certain gratification that comes from the record’s straightforward simplicity
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  7. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Shows fans of King Khan, the Black Lips, and the like that the Sonics were laying the groundwork decades ago and that garage rock remains just as much fun to play and listen to decades later
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