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100
Much of the music is constructed with the careful precision of pop music. In fact, were it not for the sandpaper vocals of Damian Abraham, this would be an album that owes as much to pop as it does to punk.
10mo
100
Written and recorded in one day, Fucked Up's latest album is staggering, and arguably the purest and fullest expression of the band in its current form.
10mo
100
The Canadian hardcore band manages to fit a surprising amount of stylistic variety into their shortest album to date.
10mo
90
Fucked Up’s One Day possesses a brightness and sense of happiness that’s addictive and optimistic, even if the lyrics at times insinuate the opposite.
10mo
90
Overall, One Day is not only another oddball shaped feather in Fucked Up’s oddball-shaped cap, but it’s an experiment that has gleaned wildly successful results as it stands as a monument to spontaneity, thinking on the fly and the power of immediate inspiration.
10mo
85
It’s a remarkably sure-footed, brilliantly confident record and one that condenses the greatness of Fucked Up into a bite size treat. It’s a welcome, exhilarating release that, even in its darker moments, manages to uplift and inspire. It may have been smashed out in just a day, but it’s the kind of record you’ll be coming back to for years.
10mo
80
Even against the clock, Fucked Up are smarter (and better) than the average hardcore band.
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10mo
80
A taut eruption of throat-tearing ferocity, classic-rock wallop and quick-thinking lyricism results, with not a moment wasted.
11mo
80
Canadian hardcore experimentalists rise to the challenge of writing and recording an album in a single day.
10mo
80
With hardcore canticles borne aloft by heroic twin-guitar motifs and frontman Damian Abraham's bellicose howl, the album strikes their keenest fusion yet of brawn and tunefulness.
11mo
80
The Toronto outfit have consistently eschewed conventional takes on their hardcore punk foundations for over two decades, instead preferring to dive headfirst into elaborate thematic conceits with the kind of ambitious zeal worthy of the most intentionally complex '70s prog-rock staples.
10mo
80
One Day is brimming with energy and the barely contained desire to be heard over the shouting of those around them; it's as viscerally effective as anything Fucked Up have ever recorded and smart enough to speak to the mind as well as the heart.
10mo
75
With anthemic hardcore hooks and unabashed lyrics about the power of love, the Toronto band’s latest album radiates fired-up joy.
10mo
71
It’s not as if that man-made construct diminished the brawn or the brilliance of Fucked Up on One Day. These songs are, per usual, towering monuments to the power of well-played electric guitars; dense thickets of thrilling rock ’n’ roll.
10mo
70
An album that captures an in-the-moment intensity but gives it a good polish.
12mo
70
One Day takes what could have been an inhibiting concept, and turns it into something wonderful. This album is diverse, thoughtful and – most importantly – rewarding. It’s not the strongest work of Fucked Up’s career - but it may very well be the most thrilling.
10mo
70
For the most part ... this bold experiment pays off, and Fucked Up can be admired for their ambition as much as they can for their enviable productivity.
10mo
70
They deliver one unforced, shout-out anthem after another—mirroring the immediate tunefulness of their Canadian counterparts Japandroids' Celebration Rock.
10mo
This is so good.
Year of the Horse was incredible but definitely too much for too many people (playlist culture imo) so, here they are again, this time with a friendly 40 minutes release, ideal for the mass consumption.
The good thing is that these guys are capable to engage you with the same intensity in a 40 or a 90 minutes ride, because they are impressivelly full of soul (which, off topic, is probably the reason why this type of music it is going to be so difficult to be copy for any AI ... read more
While it's fun and quirky, it's not really my preference. It comes across more noisy than I was originally expecting, but it's not bad considering that. Also - written and recorded in a single day? Huge props.
Found - 4/5
I Think I Might Be Weird - 3/5
Huge New Her - 3/5
Lords of Kensington - 4/5
Broken Little Boys - 3/5
Nothing's Immortal - 3/5
Falling Right Under - 3/5
One Day - 3/5
Cicada - 4/5
Roar - 3/5
I'm still amazed how someone can write and record an album in one day while having it still be decent.
Favourite Tracks:
Found
I Think I Might Be Weird
Huge New Her
Lords of Kensington
Broken Little Boys
One Day
Least Favourite Tracks:
Nothing's Immortal
Falling Right Under
Cicada
Roar
7.5/10
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Track List
| 1 | Found 3:49 | 69 |
| 2 | I Think I Might Be Weird 3:17 | 58 |
| 3 | Huge New Her 4:18 | 63 |
| 4 | Lords of Kensington 4:08 | 69 |
| 5 | Broken Little Boys 2:47 | 63 |
| 6 | Nothing's Immortal 3:00 | 57 |
| 7 | Falling Right Under 4:22 | 59 |
| 8 | One Day 5:02 | 64 |
| 9 | Cicada 4:29 | 72 |
| 10 | Roar 4:44 | 63 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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Added on: October 25, 2022