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Naturally, this is already being talked up in such circles as an album of the year. It is a leap forward for the Brooklyn five-piece and Matt Berninger's baritone has never packed more heft. But there's still something about such gloomy fare that rings hollow in these ears: though "Afraid of Everyone" is a politically charged high point. Elsewhere, it sounds a bit like Jesus and Mary Chain and strives too hard to reach "epic" proportions.
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