Shellac's legacy is maintained nice and tightly, ever golden, with Dude Incredible. This is Shellac's masterpiece. All of the best aspects of Shellac's previous work culminate in a fully realized fashion on this wonderful album.
Our usual Shellac tone is present here, but these songs are the most complete Shellac songs have ever felt, save for obvious examples like Prayer to God. Dude Incredible is just a fantastic posty math rock track. I've definitely heard this one before, on shuffle or ... read more
The last time Shellac took a seven year hiatus, they returned and maintained their energy and sound but didn’t quite diversify enough to feel like the return was fully justified outside of adding another notch in the post-hardcore belt in a time in which the demand for the sound was much lesser-than compared to the early to mid 90s and even into the early 2000s. With that in mind, Shellac can be commended for sticking to their nuclear sound and staying true to their form, even if the ... read more
Shellac is back. The kings of minimalist noise rock provide us with groovy songs, great riffs, and creative lyrics. Technical and unorthodox, the songs on Dude Incredible demand the listener's full attention. Be advised: if you like chugging guitars and catchy vocals, you won't be able to stop listening to the eponymous track, Dude Incredible.
Favorite Tracks: Dude Incredible, Compliant, All the Surveyors, Riding Bikes
After another SEVEN YEAR LONG studio album hiatus, Shellac returned after another long absence with a new project. Instead of being the band’s longest album, it’d be the shortest at just about 32 minutes. I was expecting to not really like this album that much, considering how increasingly stale Shellac’s style was getting on their prior album, Excellent Italian Greyhound. It wasn’t to the point of being bad; it was still really well-done math rock. But it nonetheless ... read more
Dude Incredible is the perfect mix and best evolution from their sound they've done yet. Punchy but clean drums, raw but powerful guitars and a great bass tone result into a late career highlight in that it's their best album up to this point.
1 | Dude Incredible 6:00 | 96 |
2 | Compliant 3:38 | 96 |
3 | You Came In Me 2:06 | 91 |
4 | Riding Bikes 5:28 | 96 |
5 | All the Surveyors 3:20 | 91 |
6 | The People's Microphone 3:13 | 81 |
7 | Gary 4:00 | 89 |
8 | Mayor/Surveyor 1:41 | 91 |
9 | Surveyor 3:12 | 91 |
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