Neil Michael HagertyBest Neil Michael Hagerty Albums Ranked

The Howling Hex

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6.6

“Of all the obvious potshots one might be tempted to take at Neil Hagerty, he's got at least one thing going for him: a sense of determination so stubborn, it puts the "pathetic" in "apathetic". After my esteemed colleague Mark Richardson essentially wrote the man's career epitaph over the course of reviewing his first two solo outings, the former king of the Royal Trux monarchy shows that he can n”

Neil Michael Hagerty

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6.4

“Yes, *Pitchfork* readers, there's a new NMH in town, and this one is more likely to reference Ann Wilson than Anne Frank. Amid confusing reports that Royal Trux have broken up, Neil has gone the route of that other early Drag City artist and released a solo album. I still haven't heard the Malkmus record, but I gather from reviews that it's similar to his work with Pavement. Neil Michael Hagerty, ”

Plays That Good Old Rock and Roll

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5.2

“When I heard about the Royal Trux split-up last year, I figured it had to be a joke. Something about the Hagerty/Herrema combo seemed so right and inevitable; the idea that indie rock's Adam & Eve had gone their separate ways was something I just couldn't process. I figured Neil would use the press surrounding the split as a little free publicity for his debut album, and before you knew it the jig”