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80
This version of Sextile has energy, fun, and potential to spare, and Push confounds expectations thrillingly.
2y
80
Push is a nicely compact album full of bass drops that are complimented by a punk attitude, perfect for whether you decide to put on a rave or decide to create a soundtrack for a Cyberpunk world. It just gets your brain going.
2y
68
As far as aims go, Sextile succeed in what they went for. It might be a blunt instrument they are wielding, and it might become wearisome sooner than you like, but Push does at least push its listener to the dancefloor for a short while – even if it feels like it’s through brute force alone.
2y
There's a couple of duds, but overall this is a stupid fun album.
If you like punk, and you like Darude - Sandstorm, you'll probably like this.
I get it - merge acid synths and rave beats with punk guitars and vocals. Sure. Except, also: don't.
In places, Sextile get away with this mish-mash - "LA DJ" has the LCD Soundsystems about it, for example. Elsewhere, it's the very worst parts of the aforementioned genres that have survived the blender: specifically, the dull, bludgeoning beats and the unvaried, looping compositions - both taken from rave - and whose unending violence is just as incorrigible here as it was when it ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Contortion 3:11 | 79 |
| 2 | No Fun 2:55 | 76 |
| 3 | Crassy Mel 3:29 | 79 |
| 4 | Lost Myself Again 2:34 | 65 |
| 5 | Crash 4:43 | 78 |
| 6 | New York 3:34 | 80 |
| 7 | Basically Crazy 2:35 | 65 |
| 8 | Modern Weekend 3:20 | 57 |
| 9 | LA DJ 3:29 | 61 |
| 10 | Plastic 2:30 | 65 |
| 11 | Imposter 2:18 | 76 |
Total Length: 34 minutes
