The Seduction of Kansas

Pitchfork 7.7/10 The Washington, D.C. band’s second album is dense with ambiguities, sacrificing their debut’s quotable one-liners in favor of character sketches about the everyday banality of evil.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 The Seduction Of Kansas is an intelligent and essential record the establishes Priests as masters of their craft, and truly marks them out as one of the most capable punk bands around.

NME 3/5 ‘The Seduction Of Kansas’ is a fun, dancey funk-punk record that benefits from Congleton’s lightness of touch, proof that you can step outside your comfort zone and maintain your sense of self.

Rolling Stone 3.5/5 The Seduction of Kansas follows its evocative title ... into wide-open new territory via multi-faceted explorations of what Greer calls “the manufactured mythology of Americanism.”

DIY 3.5/5 The Seduction of Kansas is another evocative and considered album, the band reiterating their ability to present topics with tremendous clarity and depth.

All Music 4/5 While they're too nonconformist to be a traditional punk band, they continue to define themselves as something more challenging and encompassing.

The Skinny 4/5 On The Seduction of Kansas, Washington DC's Priests broaden their stylistic horizons, shake off the tag of political punks, and deliver a thrilling indictment of modern day America anyway.

Under The Radar 6.5/10 Your default description here

Clash 8/10 Over its 11 tracks, 'The Seduction of Kansas' reveals a creative force exhilarated and happy to experiment. It's a more mature record, one that keeps the energy of its predecessor and filters it through new sonic filters.

Loud and Quiet 7/10 Complex, questioning and thought-provoking, ‘The Seduction of Kansas’ provides a soundtrack for the modern age, pulled between persistent anxiety and the desire to just forget about it all and dance.

Pop Matters 8/10 The Seduction of Kansas finds Priests progressing beyond their abrasive punk roots into a genre-defying force, fluent in the slick soundscapes of St. Vincent and the Talking Heads as well as the grain and grit of Portishead and Nine Inch Nails.

The Guardian 3/5 For such an intellectually fearless band, the production is sometimes frustratingly reserved: you can never seem to turn the volume loud enough to give the more biting songs the impact they deserve.

Spectrum Culture 75% They deliver fast punk songs and slinky surf rock songs alongside glittering pop-influenced dance jams, each of which still sound uniquely Priests.