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8.0
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The Skinny
A poised and provoking record, Hotel Last Resort consolidates Violent Femmes as one of the greatest contributors to both the punk and the American musical canon
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
Hotel Last Resort is the best thing Violent Femmes have put out in a long time. On this basis, long may they continue
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8.0
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Mojo
There's something rather comforting about finding them wholly unchanged after four decades and nearly 10 million album sales. Print edition only
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7.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
On the whole, Hotel Last Resort is nothing special in the band’s career, and doesn’t feel like it, either. It’s simply another solid effort from a group that has yet to put out a bad one
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
Frontman Gordon Gano indulges his every quirky whim but knows when to pull back the schtick to make a point
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American Songwriter
Strange, inexplicable and uncomfortable are descriptions the Femmes’ are likely proud of. Their ageing indie audience expects nothing less and should be more than happy to check into this hotel of last resort
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All Music
Hotel Last Resort follows the formula the Violent Femmes have been perfecting since their inception, delivering an above average batch of their wiry, smart, and sometimes tortured songs
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Exclaim
Though the band have toed the line between boyish charm and adolescent callousness for most of their career, this ambivalence has not aged well, and often obscures the more successful moments of sincerity on the record
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
Violent Femmes might be one of America’s most distinctive-sounding bands
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Consequence Of Sound
Gordon Gano and band inhabit stagnant territory 36 years on from their debut
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The Irish Times
A meandering effort
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4.0
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The Guardian
The only way after the dire first track is up; splashing the punk folk ire around rock’n’roll and Americana
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