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85
Remaining members Justin Harris and Danny Seim have created an album that's just as musically twisted and thematically perverse as their previous outings...and a whole lotta fun to sing along to.
13y
83
Moms finds Menomena at its most direct and aggressive, concerned with making its point loud, clear, and immediate
13y
80
It’s amazing, actually, that despite having been around for over a decade, through trauma and breakups and now their fifth record, Menomena still sound fresh and uncontrived and, well, endearingly innocent.
13y
80
Sounding more direct and focused than before, Harris and Seim have upped their game sonically, musically and creatively, and the results are phenomenal.
13y
80
Moms excels in near-hostility, in sounding shameful without sounding coy and embarrassed, in sounding melancholic without sounding stereotypically bland and gloomy.
13y
80
Together, these are refreshingly fluid, unencumbered compositions — well paired with the most personal lyrics Menomena have written.
13y
80
Two years later and one member down, Menomena still sounds like Menomena, and the band’s new long-player Moms shovels up another heaping earful of glorious noise.
13y
80
Moms is an album that you will probably end up liking, and liking a lot, though it is also conversely an album that is hard to enjoy with its heart-on-its-sleeve sentiment and the realization that its creators might not be the most affable guys on the planet.
13y
80
Although Moms is the result of its two creators' putting themselves through the wringer, it never feels overshadowed by dread.
13y
Happy Mothers Day!
This album is named moms so I thought I'd spin it today
And well deserved of a listen it was, I'm surprised how close to the quality of Friend and Foe this comes to. Some extremely ambitious artsy ideas painted all throughout here and they're executed beautifully. Giftshoppe, Skintercourse, and Plumage are some genuinely flawless songs. From these numbers I'm seeing right now, this is a very underappreciated and unnoticed album. Lets change that please, it deserves some ... read more
menomena pumping out certified hood classics
what do i see in this band that i can’t see in others? i see blooming creativity like no other. in the opener “Plumage” you get strong vocals, amazing drumming, beautiful piano, and a SAXOPHONE all playing at one and it sounds like no other. in fact, most of all the songs here have impeccable drumming. with the guitar work, on the next song “Capsule” you get empowering guitars that sound legendary, yet contained. ... read more
An album that touches on themes of parent child relationships; the animalistic nature of human connection, and the absolute horror of getting old. "Moms" by Menomena is an album of peaks and plateaus. The songs that click are masterful. Great writing, song construction, production, and instrumentation make those song some of the best I've ever heard in the Indie Rock genre. The rest of the songs are decent, but tend to meander without direction and be overstuffed with sounds.
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Track List
| 1 | Plumage 4:12 | |
| 2 | Capsule 4:04 | |
| 3 | Pique 4:35 | |
| 4 | Baton 3:12 | |
| 5 | Heavy Is as Heavy Does 4:28 | |
| 6 | Giftshoppe 5:02 | |
| 7 | Skintercourse 3:59 | |
| 8 | Tantalus 4:46 | |
| 9 | Don't Mess With Latexas 5:35 | |
| 10 | One Horse 10:11 |
Total Length: 50 minutes
