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90
It so effectively hits you warm in the gut with distortion and stick-to-your-ribs melodies that you won't just wish you were 20 again; you'll realize there's no subscribed age qualification for that wonderful feeling you get while listening to this record.
11y
90
What elevates Yuck above the typical nostalgic, lo-fi noise revivalist is how the band defies predictability by shifting styles and directions between, and even within, songs.
15y
89
It's the seamless simplicity in which the record flows that defines this masterful debut.
15y
82
Yes, it's clearly obvious what Yuck's main influences are; they're placed very firmly on the band's sleeve. But with sounds that tie the band to modern indie as much as alt-rock, Yuck have crafted something incredibly refreshing, and more importantly, good.
15y
81
Yuck distinguish themselves by knowing their way around around a catchy, emotionally evocative song.
15y
80
Yuck channel their college-rock jones with skill and charm, balancing in-the-red guitar fuzz with melodic sweetness
11y
80
To bypass Yuck would be imbecilic simply because their debut contains some of the most effortlessly hard-hitting, heart-hitting pop of 2011.
15y
80
Their love of shoegaze and loud/quiet '90s guitar rock is unadulterated and it translates into the songs and the sound, making it a pure and easy-to-love album for all those who have ever been fans themselves.
15y
80
The album is really something that’s greater than the sum of its parts, thanks to the band’s instincts and intuition.
15y
80
Theirs is an easily digestible, less angst-ridden take on grunge, with a fizzing, infectious youthfulness to it.
15y
75
Yuck's self-titled debut is a well-timed early-'90s period piece through and through.
15y
70
Yuck have managed to craft a surprisingly accomplished album for a band that's only a little more than a year old
11y
70
Yuck are at the moment entirely unable to shake off their influences would present a problem if their songs weren't so damn enjoyable.
11y
70
Yuck’s debut will remind you of a time when the mainstream reinterpreted Kurt Cobain’s wardrobe as a way to market rebellion to teens, and it will mostly be enjoyed as a well-enacted 90s homage.
15y
70
‘Yuck’ is a satisfyingly catchy re-enactment of what would happen if J.Mascis, Kim Gordon and James Iha had formed an early Pavement tribute band.
11y
70
None of these songs is an inferior version of other songs on the album; each dangles from its own distinct nostalgic thread.
15y
62
Listening to Yuck is kind of like having a conversation with someone who agrees with everything you say. Pleasant at first, it eventually and quickly feels useless.
14y
50
Yuck's latest album is a fun embrace of the sound on classic albums from Dinosaur Jr., Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, and many more artists and bands considered "90s."
8y
40
Ultimately, Yuck is the work of a band in its infancy; too engrossed in worshipping musical deities to lay down its own ideas.
15y
Edit: Rubber might be one of the best songs I've ever heard holy shit
Get yucked
I had a great fucking time with this album, I love this shit. Noisy, slightly Shoegazey, and super catchy. All of that combines to grab my attention. Get Away is probably the catchiest song I’ve heard in a long while, my god. The melody and the guitar riff are already constantly stuck in my head. The Wall also has those same elements, while packing a bit of a punch. Rubber is easily the most Shoegaze song ... read more
I think it's more Shoegaze than these tags claim, but what do I know about genres anyway.
Absolutely slaps
Highlights: Get Away, The Wall, Shook Down, Suicide Policeman, Suck , Stutter, Operation, Sunday, ☆Rubber☆
yuck's lastest album is a fun embrace of the sound on classic albums from Dinosaur Jr., Yo La Tengo, Elliott Smith, and many more artists and bands considered "90s" but doesn't last forever
Neat little lo-fi noise rock album. I did think some of the slower songs like Stutter kinda dragged on and didn't really capture my attention, although that may be because I tend to like slower songs less in general, so yeah that just might be more of a me thing. I really liked Get Away, and Operation, and The Wall, where they were doing a very catchy, very compressed, tightly packed indie rock thing which is definitely where this album stuck with me the most. If you're a fan of very ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Get Away 3:35 | 95 |
| 2 | The Wall 3:56 | 85 |
| 3 | Shook Down 3:26 | 86 |
| 4 | Holing Out 4:10 | 79 |
| 5 | Suicide Policeman 3:15 | 83 |
| 6 | Georgia 3:36 | 81 |
| 7 | Suck 4:19 | 76 |
| 8 | Stutter 3:41 | 81 |
| 9 | Operation 3:47 | 88 |
| 10 | Sunday 4:22 | 75 |
| 11 | Rose Gives a Lilly 4:05 | 75 |
| 12 | Rubber 7:14 | 94 |
Total Length: 49 minutes
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