This Town Needs Guns - 13.0.0.0.0
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2013 Ratings: #829 / 1115
User Score
Based on 72 ratings
2013 Rank: #138
Liked by 11 people
January 22, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sargent House / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
No Ripcord

In the vein of Minus The Bear or Pinback, This Town Needs Guns crafts a very delicate and circularly rhythmic distinctiveness, which is also infused with pop-influenced complexity. 

73
Beats Per Minute

13.0.0.0.0 proves, in its own way, This Town Needs Guns’ legitimacy as a band that writes emotionally affecting songs instead of merely a group of quirky instrumentalists with an above average command of their form.

60
PopMatters

Despite the tightness of this trio’s musical interplay, 13.0.0.0.0 overall suffers from a homogenous sound. 

60
Consequence of Sound

13.0.0.0.0 is a solid album with beautiful moments, but in the end, it lacks the grit that could push TTNG higher.

60
DIY

The tracks are less punchy than before and perhaps more subdued, though this is the sort of music that needs to be immersed in and often takes time to truly appreciate.

50
Drowned in Sound

Its fervent technicality can leave it feeling soulless, lacking grit, bite or real emotion. It can become stifling and songs tend to blur together.

Glitchy
80

major L goes out to all the reviewers who gave this album a 6/10

Bladie
85

Hearing Cat Fantastic for the first time was awesome when I discovered this band. I couldn't even notice the band had changed vocalists between Animals and 13.0.0.0.0. Also hearing the addition of a new bass player playing out more on a TTNG record was nice to hear as well. One thing this album suffers from is consistency, though I'm really glad the band decided to branch out more and experiment with their sound. This album has now some of my new personal favorite TTNG songs as theres much more ... read more

MUSICDUMP
86

even with a new singer the band still sounds just as good keeping things going with more pungent plucky guitars and great drum fills

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Track List

  1. Cat Fantastic
  2. Havoc in the Forum
  3. Left Aligned
  4. In the Branches of Yggdrasil
  5. I'll Take the Minute Snake
  6. 2 Birds, 1 Stone and an Empty Stomach 
  7. Nice Riff, Clichard
  8. Triptych
  9. Pygmy Polygamy
  10. A Different Kind of Tall (Small)
  11. +3 Awesomeness Repels Water
  12. 13.0.0.0.1
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Added on: January 17, 2013