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"I adored Chat Pile's first few EPs at the end of the last decade, but their widely-acclaimed 2022 debut God's Country was a little stale for me, as they lost their early urgency with some unadventurous instrumental work. Not so here; the band's songwriting is brilliantly intoxicating, as nightmar..."  [+]  Reply
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2024
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1974
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1996
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1989
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Songs Of The Dragon 
Compilation
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2002
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"This album is at times both brilliant and frustrating. Oh No, Fitz and Dizzyspells and Effigy are remarkably pretty and melodic songs. Masterswarm and Souverian are lengthier tracks, with interesting structures and moments of smart complexity. On the other side of things, the album is held back b..."  [+]  Reply
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2009
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1991
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2005
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Operation Ivy 
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1991
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1977
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