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10.0
95861
10.0 |
The Skinny
Blisters with the heat of the pair’s stripped-back emotions; a burn made all the more torrid as they are wedded with the sentiments the album coaxes from its listeners
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8.7
96611
8.7 |
AU Review
One hell of a record, and the perfect remedy for crisis, quarter life or otherwise
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8.3
95862
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
The duo's sophomore album turns observation into an art form
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8.3
95897
8.3 |
Pitchfork
Girlpool's sound gets bigger on their sophomore LP, but Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad’s voices still sit center stage in all their vulnerable glory
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8.0
96004
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Music is cathartic for Girlpool, allowing them to share their honest expressions while simultaneously allowing the listener to impose their own perceptions
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8.0
95863
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
At once soft and fragile, bitter and abrasive, Powerplant is like eating a bag of sherbet lemons
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8.0
95864
8.0 |
The Music
Undoubtedly Girlpool’s best release yet
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8.0
95871
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Highlights? Start from the beginning and enjoy it all
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8.0
95874
8.0 |
The Guardian
Blink-and-you'll-miss-em grunge lullabies
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8.0
95860
8.0 |
Exclaim
It's singular, creative work with pure intent; that makes Girlpool an important band, and it makes Powerplant an authentic, beautiful, effective record
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7.5
95983
7.5 |
Earbuddy
Even with the added percussive firepower, Girlpool’s songs never fail to connect with their listeners on a personal level
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7.5
95958
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Girlpool base their songwriting around tenderness, vulnerability, and a complete disinterest in pretending not to embrace those things, and Powerplant finds them at their most transparent
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7.0
96017
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Once you pierce the surface, something weirder and more otherworldly awaits
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7.0
95880
7.0 |
All Music
Their music could so easily have ended up sounding bratty, but it's very much to their credit that their humanity shines through their sensitively wrought vignettes
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7.0
95865
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
‘Powerplant’’s real success is in its ambition to extend the duo’s core appeal
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6.9
95986
6.9 |
Gig Soup
'Powerplant' signifies a slight step back from 'Before the World Was Big' for Girlpool. By no means is it a "slump," but it is far from a breakout release
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6.7
95879
6.7 |
A.V. Club
Buzzy duo Girlpool does the unthinkable by adding the most common instrument in rock
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6.5
95965
6.5 |
The 405
Powerplant is not the strongest record they'll release, but neither, you'd imagine, will it be their last. There's more than enough here to suggest that we may still be in the earlier days of a long and beautiful friendship
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6.0
95908
6.0 |
DIY
Just as affecting and crushing as its predecessor
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6.0
95950
6.0 |
Crack
Lyrically, Girlpool explore intimate topics like toxic relationships, detachment and bad habits, and there’s a compelling darkness to be found across Powerplant
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