''Desire Pathway'' is the eighth and final studio album by American
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band
Screaming Females
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.
Reception
Editors at
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rated this album 4 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that it is punk rock for being "brave, smart, honest, and expressive".
Ian Cohen of
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rated this release a 6.8 out of 10, calling it a "solid album of old-school riffs and ripping solos", but criticizing the songwriting.
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'' chose this as Album of the Week, with critic Tom Breihan remarking that producer
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helps the band sound heavy and "it feels so good to hear them doing what they do again".
In a June round-up of the best albums of 2023, the publication placed this at 18, with Rachel Brodsky calling it "the sound of a long running band doing exactly what it does best: earth-quaking riffs; tight, propulsive drumming; and Marissa Paternoster's unmatched vocal quaver".
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'' included this on their list of favorite rock albums of 2023.
Track listing
#"Brass Bell" – 4:24
#"Desert Train" – 2:50
#"Let You Go" – 3:30
#"Beyond the Void" – 2:57
#"Mourning Dove" – 3:13
#"It's All Said and Done" – 2:23
#"Ornament" – 3:22
#"So Low" – 2:34
#"Let Me into Your Heart" – 4:43
#"Titan" – 3:17
Personnel
Screaming Females
*Michael Abbate – bass guitar
*Jarrett Dougherty – drums, percussion, synthesizer
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Marissa Paternoster – guitar, vocals, keyboards, artwork
Additional personnel
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Matt Bayles
Matt Bayles (; born October 19, 1972) is an American record producer, mixer, engineer, and musician, based in Seattle, Washington. Bayles is known for his work with bands such as The Classic Crime, Isis, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Botch, Mastodon, ...
–
engineering
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,
mixing,
production
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*Eric Bennett – engineering
*Ed Brooks –
mastering
*Dan Chabanov – photography
*Kate Wakefield – cello on "Beyond the Void"
See also
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List of 2023 albums
References
External links
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2023 albums
Don Giovanni Records albums
Screaming Females albums
Albums produced by Matt Bayles