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- Summary: The fourth full-length release for the Staten Island rock band led by Joseph D'Agostino was produced by John Congleton.
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- Record Label: Sinderlyn
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Positive: 11 out of 14
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Mixed: 3 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Sep 16, 2016Pretty Years is joyous, revelatory, and the moment where the varied sounds of those past three records all come together.
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Sep 20, 2016Pretty Years is a document of Cymbals Eat Guitars’ most accessible music, D’Agostino’s richest vocal performances, and his ever-deepening lyrical acuity. It’s the best release yet from one of America’s most promising bands.
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Sep 27, 2016This record's varied influences are held together by the mastery of both D'Agostino's songwriting and Congleton's production. It's unpredictable but immensely rewarding.
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Sep 16, 2016An album that so movingly testifies to the difficulty of appreciating what you have while still reconciling what you’ve lost.
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Oct 17, 2016Pretty Years doesn’t sugarcoat things just for the sake of it: the band is just as apprehensive about life’s everyday troubles, and it’s by holding on to a healthy sense of proportion that Cymbals Eat Guitars retain their quietly visceral power.
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Sep 20, 2016Despite a noble resume, no other album comes closer to capturing the true essence of their onstage presence.
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UncutSep 14, 2016The Staten Island quartet blend the fixtures and fittings of noisy US slacker rock--Sonic Youth drones, Pavement squalls--but add a bubblegum pop sensibility. Their vocalist Joseph D'Agostino, however, remains something of an acquired taste. [Oct 2016, p.26]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Sep 18, 2016
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