by
Yves Tumor
- Record Label: Warp
- Release Date: Mar 17, 2023

- Summary: The fifth full-length release from experimental artist Yves Tumor was produced by Noah Goldstein.
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- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Mar 17, 2023They’ve turned themselves into a ravenous rock deity, a masterful songwriter whose every release demands attention. And while the title of the album refers to one who Chews But Does Not Consume, it’s the kind of project that swallows you whole.
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Mar 17, 2023Yves Tumor has drawn inspiration from all those moody vocals, watery guitars and blown-out mixes to create their best album yet. ... The increased connection of the internet is taking an already rich musical landscape towards its very own singularity, and when we get there it may sound a lot like Yves Tumor’s raw, surreal, multilayered tunes.
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Mar 17, 2023Yves has carved out their own, trailblazing sound amid the racket of modernity and it truly feels like an awakening. Trapped somewhere between visceral punk, Oneohtrix Point Never and Dean Blunt, ‘Praise A Lord…’ is in fact like no other.
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Mar 17, 2023Praise a Lord… is Yves Tumor’s most palatable music to date, and for those that have enjoyed the hurricane horror of their production previously – listen back to Noid with its blood-curdling screams and whirring sirens – the clean lines here will feel a little too neat. But with a new sense of clarity in sound comes a conceptual rigour.
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Mar 17, 2023Not every song on Praise a Lord, though, is as fully developed as “Parody” and “Operator.” ... Still, these moments further highlight Tumor’s idiosyncratic approach to experimental indie-pop.
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Mar 17, 2023Whether they’re running away from or towards something is anybody’s guess, but crucially, Tumor remains one step ahead of the rest.
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Mar 17, 2023On their new album, they maintain this dive into pop, but with songs that are nothing like as captivating as their back catalogue.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Mar 17, 2023This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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