Crimes of Passion

Crocodiles - Crimes of Passion
Critic Score
Based on 20 reviews
2013 Ratings: #404 / 1115
User Score
Based on 31 ratings
August 20, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Noise Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
musicOMH

Crimes Of Passion finds Crocodiles in scintillating form and is full of the kind of carefree rock that should make them more popular than they are.

80
The Line of Best Fit

Crimes of Passion is a stellar fourth effort and may prove to be the defining record in what surely will be a long career ahead for the Crocodiles.

80
DIY

Despite Crocodiles' unabashed lyrical rawness, ‘Crimes of Passion’ is absolutely artistic, though, and at times they are beautifully poetic.

80
Under the Radar

Without a doubt, this is their strongest and most cohesive collection of tracks to date.

80
AllMusic

Crimes of Passion works on two levels then, both as an expression of the duo's uneasy, uncompromising vision and as a catchy, easy-to-digest pop album.

70
No Ripcord

Despite being nothing original, Crimes of Passion comes off a good rehashing of the genre, making you rethink what Jesus and The Mary Chain's Just Like Honey really meant.

70
Consequence of Sound

There’s an edge to these songs, a kind of darkness burning through the fuzzy, reverb-heavy pop.

70
NME

An album of washed out, happy-sad, semi-psychedelic sounds that glower as much as they gleam, it’s perfect for those 3am mornings when you’re full of alcohol and regret.

FreakofNurture
53

A 'crocodile', Wikipedia informs me, is a "large reptile of the family Crocodylidae." In my search to find out specific information about the band, Crocodiles, I had to scroll past various esoteric Thai and Korean films of the same name, until I finally reached "Crocodiles", the "American lo-fi band." The band's name is certainly lo-fi. Today, it's important to distinguish yourself ahead of the pack of other, similarly titled crocodiles. Seal, that British purveyor ... read more

CheapandLethal
75

Decent

tha138
69

Noisy power pop, groovy and tasty.
OK, it reminds lots of the past, but still stays fresh!

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Track List

  1. I Like It In The Dark
  2. Marquis De Sade
  3. Cockroach
  4. Heavy Metal Clouds
  5. Teardrop Guitar
  6. She Splits Me Up
  7. Me And My Machine Gun
  8. Gimme Some Annihilation
  9. Virgin
  10. Un Chant D Amour

Year End Lists

#85/Under the Radar
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Added on: August 13, 2013