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2024 studio album by Lip Critic
Hex Dealer
A white cover with small cutouts in the corner of two eyes and a broad smile
Studio album by Lip Critic
ReleasedMay 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)
Genre
Length31:51
LanguageEnglish
LabelPartisan, Universal Music
Lip Critic chronology
Lip Critic II
(2020) 		Hex Dealer
(2024)

Hex Dealer is the debut full-length studio album by American electro-punk band Lip Critic. It was received positively by critics.

Reception

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hex Dealer received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 84 out of 100 from 5 critic scores. Anna Zanes interviewed Lip Critic in Alternative Press and characterized this release as "replete with their trademark manic energy and irreverent ethos" that results in a "dizzying rush that rides on snarky punk spirit, and takes us through 12 dopamine-inducing tracks". Julia Mason of Clash Music scored this album an 8 out of 10, writing that "Lip Critic have produced an album loaded with imagination and creativity". Jack Butler-Terry of DIY rated this work 3.5 out of 5 stars, writing that it justified the hype the band has received and it "establishes Lip Critic as ones to watch". Anagricel Duran of NME scored Hex Dealer 5 out of 5 stars, characterizing it as a "wildly imaginative debut" with songs that are both "freewheeling and fun" and "thrillingly dark". Grace Robins-Somerville of Paste rated this album a 7.9 out of 10 that combines trenchant critiques of capitalism with being "a silly, goofy album by a silly, goofy band". That magazine also published a profile of the band by Matt Mitchell that called this release "one of the freakiest, crunchiest, grossest albums of 2024". Editors at Pitchfork Media scored this release 7.7 out of 10 and critic Jaeden Pinder called it "a master class in genre-hopping, running the gamut of drum’n’bass, hip-hop, and ska" and praised the band's inclusion of comedy in the lyrics.

Staff at Consequence of Sound included this among the best albums of May, with Sun Noor writing that it "amplifies the generational struggle for liberation" and it was ranked 29 on a June 4 list of the best albums of the year so far, where Jonah Krueger called it "aggressive, danceable, and moshable in all the right ways".

Track listing

Lyrics by Brent Kaser, music by Lip Critic

  1. "It’s the Magic" – 4:26
  2. "Love Will Redeem You" – 2:33
  3. "The Heart" – 2:35
  4. "Bork Pelly" – 3:00
  5. "Spirit Bomber" – 2:35
  6. "Death Lurking" – 3:50
  7. "Milky Max" – 2:30
  8. "Sermon" – 2:17
  9. "I’m Alive" – 1:53
  10. "My Wife and the Goblin" – 1:41
  11. "In the Wawa (Convinced I Am God)" – 2:19
  12. "Toxin Dodger" – 2:12

Personnel

Lip Critic

  • Danny Eberle – drums
  • Bret Kaser – synthesizer, vocals, mixing
  • Connor Kleitz – synthesizer, vocals
  • Ilan Natter – drums, mixing

Additional personnel

  • Izzy Da Fonseca – vocals on "Death Lurking"
  • GhÖst – vocals on "Bork Pelly"
  • ID. Sus – vocals on "Bork Pelly"
  • Andrew Yanchyshyn – audio mastering

See also

References

  1. ^ Pinder, Jaeden (May 20, 2024). "Lip Critic: Hex Dealer Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Condé Nast. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Noor, Sun (May 31, 2024). "Best Albums of May 2024: Staff Picks". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. "Hex Dealer by Lip Critic Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  4. Zanes, Anna (May 16, 2024). "Lip Critic's transcendent punk chaos". Alternative Press. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  5. Mason, Julia (May 21, 2024). "Lip Critic – Hex Dealer". Reviews. Clash Music. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  6. Butler-Terry, Jack (May 15, 2024). "Lip Critic – Hex Dealer". Album & EP Reviews. DIY. OCLC 1065354071. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  7. Duran, Anagricel (May 14, 2024). "Lip Critic – 'Hex Dealer' review: bold, energetic and blisteringly smart". Reviews > Album Reviews. NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  8. Robins-Somerville, Grace (May 17, 2024). "Lip Critic: 'Hex Dealer' Album Review". Music > Reviews > Lip Critic. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  9. Mitchell, Matt (May 15, 2024). "Lip Critic: The Best of What's Next". Music > Features > Lip Critic. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  10. Krueger, Jonah (June 4, 2024). "The 30 Best Albums So Far". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved June 4, 2024.

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