Jinx

Crumb - Jinx
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2019 Ratings: #301 / 805
User Score
Based on 524 ratings
2019 Rank: #288
Liked by 59 people
June 14, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Crumb records / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

83
Consequence of Sound

A self-assured sound married to self-analytical songwriting makes Jinx the masterful soundtrack to those seemingly endless, restless nights.

80
Paste

When everything clicks, it’s nearly impossible to not be enraptured by Jinx.

80
The Line of Best Fit

Crumb’s debut is a hazy celestial ballet about New York, where you feel the right amount of drunk at all times.

80
Slant Magazine

Though their sonic palate is monochromatic, their music is both cogent and engrossing. Jinx feels like a hallucination that proves hard to shake.

78
Pitchfork

The New York City psych-rock quartet’s debut full-length beckons the listener with dreamy keyboards, twinkling guitar, and a recognizable buzz of stoic anxiety.

70
Clash

‘Jinx’ isn’t really a narrative anyway, more a fine assemblage in which a slightly eldritch weirdness is balanced with pop nous. It certainly feels like Crumb are on the cusp of something here.

SnowyFighter
84

FUCK why did you jinx me that’s so upsetting and terrible and my life is ruined. Thank you Crumb

WOAHHHHH. I love this. I love the sound of this. I love pretty much everything about this. Like this is drug music to the fullest extent. I am the kind of person that when an album “vibes” it can really enhance the experience for me. This one NAILS that. I can understand the gripes with it, like I could see someone saying that it can get to samey. But holy shit for me, I’m ... read more

Supertartory
65

This was a nice listen, there's not much else to say really.

This wasn't boring no, but it felt unengaging at points. Before you say anything, I don't dislike the sound, I like it quite a lot actually, it's just at certain points it feels quite well, dull. We start with quite a serene opener, Cracking, this is serenity done right, which I'll use as an example later. This song sets the tone well and shows what we're going into, something calming and nice. From track 1 onwards it's quite a calm ... read more

Plats
86

I loved "Locket" so I was interested in where their debut was gonna go. What I got was a short but sweet record with beautiful production and a lazy vibe that's very admirable and very easy to relax to. Overall, "Jinx" is a great recommendation for casual listeners who want something to vibe with and for those sound fanatics, like myself, who've been craving to scratch that psychedelic itch.

Fav Tracks: Ghostride, Nina, Part III, Fall Down, Jinx, And It Never Ends

Least ... read more

87

really love this album. sound is unmatched.

DevonKavaline
78

A good record overall, its only detriment is that its tracks did not meet the bar set by the bands two previous EPs.

kijrab
78

good aulbm no good songs but no standout amazing songs like the listen!

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Track List

1Cracking
1:51
78
2Nina
3:20
83
3Ghostride
2:06
82
4Fall Down
2:53
81
5M.R.
3:37
79
6The Letter
2:05
76
7Part III
3:42
82
8And It Never Ends
2:53
76
9Faces
2:09
76
10Jinx
2:41
74
Total Length: 27 minutes
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Added on: May 8, 2019