Cleanse

Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 144 ratings
2022 Ratings: #728
February 11, 2022 / Release Date
LP / Format
Cultco, Hollywood / Label
Daniel ArmbrusterProducer
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Critic Reviews

90
PopMatters

A shift to focusing on world-sized problems pays huge creative dividends for Joywave on Cleanse, as they create their most moving work yet.

80
AllMusic

Taking a step back for a little perspective, Cleanse presses pause to examine life in the tumultuous early 2020s and offers us a choice of trajectories with wit and heart.

Marvle
75

It’s been ONE WHOLE YEAR…

Not since my last review, just since I started this account.

But, it has been a while, hasn’t it? For those of you who’ve happened to read my about section of my profile over the past three months, you’ll have likely noticed that I was taking a hiatus to focus on the big, all-important, future-deciding, possibly world-ending exams.

Anyway, now that that’s over, I get to return to what life is truly all about: spouting my ... read more

90

it's the standard critique of the current state of America, solid production, effective lyrics. Feels like the natural follow up to possession.

reicheas
90

Yes, it does sound extremely basic and like something you've heard a thousand times over, but these songs continually get stuck in my head. They also sell the Americana theme well

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Drew__Murray
75

From what I can tell it’s weaker than their previous albums but the highlights are honestly some of their best songs. Every Window Is Mirror, Pray For The Reboot , Cyn City 2000, Why Would You Want To Be Young Again. All personal favorites of their discography.

70

A huge step back from Possessions, but it’s not worse than their worst.

CattlesDragoon
70

Después de haber escuchado el álbum como unas 4-6 veces, le terminé agarrando el gusto a algunas canciones y con otras simplemente confirme que no me gustan.
Joywave te introduce al álbum con una canción durísima para después ponerte una canción super sosa, para después ponerte otras dos que pueden que te gusten y así sucesivamente.
"Buy American", "The Inversion" y "We Are What We Need" son ... read more

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