Optimizer

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
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Based on 70 ratings
March 27, 2026 / Release Date
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Alextrex11
90

In true post-punk fashion, Stuck delivers an on-topic social critique on the rise of optimizing culture without neglecting their fast-paced and energetic selves.

fbkgohntjhfs
75

this album sees the band moving away from their interpretation of egg punk back to where they started on 2020's "change is bad" which is post-hardcorish art punk with some noise rock thrown in the mix here and there. and don't get me wrong here, but i feel like stuck is..... getting stuck (IM SORRY)

what i mean is: i love "change is bad" a lot, and this new one honestly doesn't feel like too much of a step ahead from it. if anything, it's a less ... read more

RoFu
69

▲ = Instakill, Sicko, Less is More, Punchline
▬ = Totally Vexed, Deadlift, Fire Man, Net Negative, It Isn’t, GG
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Track List

1Totally Vexed
3:17
2Instakill
2:42
3Sicko
3:18
4Deadlift
3:45
5Less Is More
0:46
6Fire, Man
5:13
7Net Negative
3:44
8It Isn't
3:27
9Punchline
3:41
10GG
5:02
Total Length: 34 minutes
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