14 авг. 2013 г. · While the punchy hooks and uptempo shouters are still here, the album as a whole is a shade darker, focusing on personal loss and the passage of time.

20 авг. 2013 г. · It's the same spirited, youthful, and alive Superchunk juxtaposed with some heavier subject matter. Dan Caffrey (DC): I Hate Music is about a lot of midlife ...

29 авг. 2013 г. · It's a lean power chord-driven exercise in exuberance and melancholy drenched in nostalgia. This feeling of nostalgia and disappointment ...

20 авг. 2013 г. · This is meat-and-potatoes pogo-punk, but done with verve and passion and enough poetic license that the songs don't necessary have pop-song ...

20 авг. 2013 г. · Superchunk itself softened and sweetened its sound throughout the '90s, although its 2010 comeback, Majesty Shredding, exhilaratingly captured ...

9 сент. 2013 г. · Reviews · Klara Lewis & Simon Fisher Turner. An extraordinary, moving montage of field recordings and electronics · Reviews · Atlas Sound.

6 сент. 2013 г. · But as much the album is focuses mortality and loss, this isn't dark music. Given the subject matter, it would be easy for songs to veer into ...

19 авг. 2013 г. · While the entire album maintains their signature upbeat pace and energetic riffs, the album plays like a great live show. The songs are varied ...

Оценка 3,5 · Tom Baker 19 июл. 2024 г. · 'I Hate Music' is an earnestly constructed album of melodic alt-rock, with the closing number 'What Can We Do' layering buzzing synths over a full-band workout.

13 авг. 2013 г. · As well as being the best Dinosaur Jr tune never written it's also the most open-handed, generous and warm song the 'Chunk have slammed out in a ...