The Seduction of Kansas

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AlbumApr 05 / 201912 songs, 42m 44s
Post-Punk Art Punk
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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.

8 / 10

DC punks are in a league of their own on excellent second LP

The DC punks step outside their comfort zone on this fun, danceable record that seeks to understand their political opponents.

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Washington D.C.'s Priests light out into wide-open new territory on their second album, 'The Seduction of Kansas'

Another evocative and considered album from the band.

When Priests' Nothing Feels Natural arrived in January 2017 -- just in time for President Donald Trump's inauguration -- it felt like it was summoned by a collective need for its outrage and contemplation.

On The Seduction of Kansas, Washington DC's Priests broaden their stylistic horizons and deliver a thrilling indictment of modern day America.

8 / 10

There's a lot happening on The Seduction of Kansas. By the time the LP — the second from DC punks Priests — comes to a close, vocalist Katie...

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8 / 10

While the idea of anything being 'cool' is unquantifiable, it's no stretch to call Priests a goddam cool band. Be it their DIY ethos, electric

7 / 10

Priests second album, 'The Seduction of Kansas', marks a watershed in the band’s musicality - a step that's both brave and uneasy.

8 / 10

8.5 / 10

'The Seduction of Kansas' by Priests, album review by Leslie Chu. The full-length comes out on April 5th via Sister Polygon Records

Populist political bellwether Kansas is the inspiration for this album of disparate punk-pop from intellectually fearless trio, which drifts at times

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