''Buds'' is the third

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by American band

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. It was released on November 19, 2021, by

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Release

On September 22, 2021, Ovlov announced the release of their third studio, along with the first single "Land of Steve-O".

Critical reception

''Buds'' was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 83 based on 5 reviews. In a review for

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, critic reviewer Tim Sendra said: "For 2021's ''Buds'' Steve Hartlett dug through old demos to find songs that were deemed too light at the time, plus he wrote a few that fit the brief. The result is a little lighter than ''TRU'', but it's hardly featherweight. There are plenty of blown-out guitars and ripping leads, the rhythm section still pounds like they are trying to escape a locked room, and Harlett ladles lots of goopy melancholy into the melodies. Buds totally sounds and feels like Ovlov." Brian Coney of ''

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'' explained: "In the space of 25 minutes, ''Buds'' continues to navigate loss while sounding largely at peace with the world. With brothers Jon and Theo Hartlett on bass and drums and childhood friend Morgan Luzzi on guitar, Hartlett crafts Ovlov's breeziest record yet. It's still wooly and doused in fuzz, but the band sounds more lucid than ever before." At ''

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'', the album received a rating of 7.4 out of 10, with reviewer Ben Salmon noting: "On their third album ''Buds'', Ovlov scale back the squall a bit and bring those tunes to the forefront. Don't misunderstand: Hartlett and his crew still know how to dial up the fuzz, as they do with great gusto on the album's punky, 98-second opening track, "Baby Shea". But on Buds, they deploy it with more restraint, giving space to cleaner tones that jangle and chime, and to Hartlett's charming melodies.

Track listing

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2021 albums Ovlov albums Exploding in Sound albums