here come the runts
| Awolnation
here come the runts
Here Come the Runts is the third studio album by American rock band Awolnation, released on February 2, 2018, through Red Bull Records. The album was preceded by the singles "Passion" and "Handyman", and promotional singles "Seven Sticks of Dynamite" and "Miracle Man". - WIKIPEDIA
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SPILL MAGAZINE
It’s an updated rock sound; a break from the idea that rock has to be a downer or dressed all in black.
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BOISE WEEKLY
It’s a refreshing reminder that a rock album doesn’t have to be full steam ahead all the way through.
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AV/MUSIC
The variety of genres here impresses the most.
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LOUDER
Since nothing has come close to emulating Sail’s sales, it’s easy to dismiss Awolnation as one-hit wonders; Here Come The Runts shows what a mistake that would be.
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ALL MUSIC
His penchant for effortlessly combining bright melody and harmony with gritty distortion and towering walls of sound never ceases to entertain
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LOUDER THAN WAR
“It’s like a non-GMO record,” he says. All the vocals are natural, no auto tuning nonsense and it’s all real playing.
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richersounds
With more of these distorted, almost grungy tones, comes the far more vocally focused.
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THE YOUNG FOLKS
No doubt, this is AWOLNATION’s best album yet.
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Backseat Mafia
evokes nostalgia and memories of a better time while exploring a variety of lyrical themes.
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Newsday
Building an eclectic rock album in the classic definition.
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sputnik music
consistent at being inconsistent.
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ALTWIRE
wonderfully chaotic assortment of ideas and textures makes for an incredibly captivating, intriguing body of work, the endless experimentation bringing forward some truly magnificent results.
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The Ithacan
is an absolute curveball.
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The Butler County Times Gazette
is a ride on a whirlwind.
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Express & Star
With spring just around the corner this is a great record to get listeners craving those sunny summer days.
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on: Yourkshire Magazine
there’s an edgey, eclectic feel about the record.
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VERACIOUS
Truly an album you have to listen to, who knows it might be your next favorite.
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Ultimate Guitar
could be worse, but it definitely could be better.
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The Cornell Daily Sun
haven’t lost their ability to create unique, genre-non-comforming music.
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Music Connection
Great artists don’t abandon their original vision––they grow. Aaron Bruno does just that with Here Come the Runts.
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IT'S ALL DEAD
To say that this is a great album is an understatement.
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The Niles West News
It’s like traditional rock but with the satisfying bass drop of a techno song.
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SUU NEWS
This album takes the band in a completely different direction from “Run” and is more heavily focused on instrumentation without as much synth.
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LEMON WIRE
The result is an album with a lot of hits and a lot of misses.
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THE OSWEGONIAN
this record from the mind of Aaron Bruno is one that definitely stands out from the list of modern pop albums.
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the courier
is 45 minutes of alternative, guitar driven energy.
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The Daily Nebraskan
AWOLNATION took a risk and tried to switch things up, but it would have been much better if it had stuck to one style.
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IOWA STATE DAILY
AWOLNATION has yet to craft the perfect album, but there are plenty of tracks on “Here Come the Runts” that are definitely worth the listen.
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voice
Whether you're a Spotify listener, Amazon Music streamer or good old CD collector like myself, Here Come the Runts certainly has its place on your platform - perhaps even your album of the year!
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ODYSSEY
the album was un-impressing and left me feeling as if the band spent so much time on this project without really creating anything.
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ESSENTIALLY POP
it’s an absolute whirl of electronica and rock guitars in fourteen tracks.
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WAVE BYTE
it is brilliant.
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JACKS
a good, old fashioned rock ‘n’ roll record.
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ENTERTAINMENT VOICE
the perfect mix of unleashed rage and comedic lyricism.
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OUT FROM THE PINE BOX
is an evolution for AWOLNATION that takes some risks – some of which pan out more successfully than others – and could be a little more cohesive, but has many solid tracks.
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THE HEIGHTS
‘Here Come the Runts’ Should Have Stayed Behind.
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One For The Road
an extremely well written and well put together album with a lot on show, the most exciting of which can be found towards the end.
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ALT ROCK PEOPLE
where Awolnation's greatest strength lies: the sheer eclecticism of this band makes it impossible to know if their next song will be their best, or what it will even sound like.
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Patreon
Still messy, still broad, but overall grounded in a better sound - not bad at all.
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stereoboard
It may lack poetry and perhaps even musical virtuosity, but it's solid bro-rock in a time of masculine anxiety.
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SCAN
there is something for everyone, between acoustic singer-songwriter vibes, electronic pop style interludes interspersed with their more experimental pieces.
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