Virtue

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AlbumMar 30 / 201815 songs, 58m 16s
Art Rock Neo-Psychedelia
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6.9 / 10

The second album from Julian Casablancas and his motley New York band is sludgy, psychedelic sesh that occasionally coheres into surprising moments of clarity and radiance.

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The Vaccines find a familiar groove on the exuberant Combat Sports, while The Voidz are painfully misguided on the parody-ready Virtue, and, by contrast, Jean Grae & Quelle Chris’ Everything’s Fine crackles with fury and frustration. These, plus Czarface & MF Doom and Frankie Cosmos in this week’s notable new releases.

8 / 10

The Voidz are always interesting, unusual and thought-provoking – and on 'Virtue', they've hit the jackpot with a bonus ball: fun.

On the Voidz, 'Virtue' and Albert Hammond Jr.'s 'Francis Trouble,' two Strokes show it's been a long time since "Last Nite."

A mad experiment of throwing a thousand things at the wall.

On Virtue, the Voidz emphasize that, first and foremost, they are a band.

8 / 10

It's been a very long time since I've heard Julian Casablancas have this much fun. Virtue, the second offering from art rockers the Voidz, i...

6.5 / 10

Julian Casablancas is the living embodiment of making the most of what you have. Although he's been blessed with a pretty limited vocal range, he seems to be making the best of it and at times, its that voice which is the only consistent factor on Virtue.

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8 / 10

Smashing together David Essex, Michael Jackson and R Stevie Moore – God bless Julian Casablancas and The Voidz's new album 'Virtue'

With its sweeping scope and rippling tension, Virtue captures the anxieties of our current post-truth age.

7.5 / 10

'Virtue' by The Voidz album review by Adam Williams. The full-length from Strokes front man and his band, comes out on March 29th via Cult Records

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Virtue is Casablancas strongest album in a decade.