Thursday, December 6, 2018

#3255 Pere Ubu - Carnival of Souls

Mostly unlistenable beyond the bracing opener, a dissonant, rambling, yelping mess. Carnival of Soul does have one great trick: its breadcrumb trail of allusions. Little riffs and half-quotes from a dozen classic songs dot the album, nurturing an uncanniness worthy of its name 3/5

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