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9.0
88442
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Practically every moment of Hit Reset feels as important as it is brilliant
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9.0
88487
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Kathleen Hanna will always polarize opinion but for me, she has just been a woman capable of writing great pop songs. This time she has exceeded all expectations
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9.0
88490
9.0 |
The 405
In its honest mapping of the experiences of being a women involved in music scenes it is consistent with the very best of their previous work
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8.2
88666
8.2 |
Pitchfork
Hit Reset, is bandleader and punk icon Kathleen Hanna's most commanding release since her manifesto-writing days
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8.0
88628
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Fit to bursting with the kind of sonic treats that made Hanna’s previous bands such pivotal touchstones for so many
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8.0
88637
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The biggest talking point on Hit Reset, though, is that it finds Hanna on the lyrical form of her life - and that’s saying something
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8.0
88498
8.0 |
All Music
As far as follow-ups go, the Julie Ruin have hit their mark squarely with this oddly hooky, and totally unique, release
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8.0
88437
8.0 |
Spin
If Hit Reset is the most open Hanna’s ever been about herself, it’s not because she let the rest of the world off the hook
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8.0
88438
8.0 |
NME
Music doesn’t always need to have a message, but when it does it’s all the more important
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8.0
88439
8.0 |
Mojo
The Julie Ruin fixes the spotlight on its raison d'etre, a woman who, in her own words, "can play electric guitar while shaving my legs in a moving car" Print edition only
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8.0
88440
8.0 |
Uncut
A deliciously rowdy work in which Hanna flames negligent friends, cyber-bullies and idiotic lovers. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
Still one of the seven wonders of the punk world
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8.0
88532
8.0 |
DIY
With such a hefty past to lug along and lift up to, ‘Hit Reset,’ true to name, is the moment where Kathleen and co. wipe the slate clean again and run riot
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8.0
88434
8.0 |
The Skinny
The protest song as dancefloor filler. The punk singer as pop star. Hit Reset wants it all
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8.0
88621
8.0 |
Gig Soup
The Julie Ruin hits the nail on the head with this album
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7.5
88584
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Hanna’s pop sensibilities have never sounded this refined before
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7.5
88501
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Crisp, animated melodies and an eclectic array of styles (including glam rock, hardcore, and electronica) that’s sampled with lively bluster
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7.5
88436
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
While the music of The Julie Ruin may not have as much of the anger and purpose that colored her earlier work, it feels like some of her most personal music yet, a reclamation of herself as a musician
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7.0
88858
7.0 |
Crack
With Hit Reset, it’s Hanna that particularly proves that she is much less a nostalgic misfit with her eyes cast hopelessly backwards. She’s a living, breathing, relevant part of an inclusive movement that she herself helped start
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7.0
88618
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Those who hear Hit Reset without knowing Hanna's catalog should find it as charming as any super fan would
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6.0
88624
6.0 |
NOW
On Hit Reset it’s actually the tender moments that stand out. Let Me Go, for example, speaks to the anxiety-producing temporality of life, while closer Calverton is a full-on ballad
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6.0
88435
6.0 |
The Music
The Julie Ruin is for those who recognise the occasional requirement of a blast of volume into their earholes
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6.0
88503
6.0 |
The Guardian
It’s I Decide’s grainy post-punk claustrophobia that leaves you wishing they’d ditched some of the beehive-coiffing bops in favour of something darker
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6.0
88518
6.0 |
The FT
It gets off to a great start with the title track, a brisk denunciation of a bullying father, and “I Decide”, an enticing mix of “na-na-na” girl-group choruses and drone-rock obsessiveness
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6.0
88441
6.0 |
Q
Presents Hanna in rude creative health. Only on closer Calverton does any vulnerability peek through. Print edition only
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5.0
88809
5.0 |
Under The Radar
This is good. And some of it is very good. The trouble being that, production-wise, these songs want more power than they're given
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