Weirdo Shrine | ||||
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Released | August 7, 2015 | |||
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Length | 31:21 | |||
Label | Hardly Art | |||
Producer | Ty Segall | |||
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Weirdo Shrine is a studio album by surf rock band La Luz. [1] It was released on August 7, 2015. [2]
Weirdo Shrine digs into "classic-sounding" surf rock, yielding a "dark spin" on the genre. [3] [4] Doo-wop and "top-notch" rock and roll are also present. [5]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
Consequence | B+ [8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10 [3] |
Paste | 8.3/10 [9] |
Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [4] |
PopMatters | 6/10 [5] |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [7]
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