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Pissing Stars

Efrim Manuel Menuck

Pissing Stars

Second solo album of noise rock anthems from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion member

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7.1

Label
Constellation
UK Release date
02/02/2018
US Release date
02/02/2018
  1. 8.2 |   Earbuddy

    A well-crafted sonic journey
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  2. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Intimate and alienating; friendly and mysterious; and, most importantly, a whole lot of eerie fun for any listener interested in experimental music
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Mysterious yet relatable, and as always, a distinctly singular experience
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  4. 7.8 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Crafts it into something far beyond revolting and into a monolithic beast of despair
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  5. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    The Godspeed You! Black Emperor co-founder’s second album searches for love in the middle of a hellscape, with surprising shades of Springsteen
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  6. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    A worthy trip into the insular world of a talented artist
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  7. 7.0 |   The 405

    At the end of the day, this is a compelling addition to the Constellation ouvre, and there’s plenty to love here for fans of any moment of Menuck’s wonderful last 20+ years in recorded music
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    By no means an easy listen but, if time is invested, amongst the heaviness and foreboding, rewards can be found
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Robbed of Godspeeds's crescendos, a melancholy gloom dominates. Print edition only


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