Summary from 11 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Quasi's catalog across 9 albums from 11 opinions, with an overall average of 6.7/10. The top-rated Quasi album is Breaking the Balls of History (2023) with a 7.5/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by American Gong (Bonus Version) and When the Going Gets Dark. The discography on Wavelength spans 1995 to 2023.
Breaking the Balls of History
“Until recently, the term lo-fi conjured up thoughts of warped tape ramblings and walls of crackling treble. Then one day, without any warning, the sands of sound shifted, and the term became all about chilled-out hip-hop and background beats. Breaking the Balls of History, the tenth album by Quasi, attempts to take lo-fi into its third era, one that, on the face of things, has nothing to do with e”
American Gong (Bonus Version)
“Portland indie supergroup focuses on its strengths and boils its songs to their most essential ingredients on their best album in years.”
When the Going Gets Dark
“Portland, Ore.-based duo Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney) and Sam Coomes embraces fuzzed-out lows, grimy distortion, extended improvisations, and looser song structures.”
Breaking the Balls of History
“After a decade, Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes’ band returns with an album that’s musically rejuvenated but lyrically nearsighted.”
Field Studies
“The thing about making a record that everybody loves is that your next album, however stylistically different or experimental, will inevitably be compared to it. So, let's just get this out of the way: Quasi's latest, *Field Studies*, is not as good as last year's critics' darling, *Featuring "Birds."* That album clothed frontman Sam Coomes' utterly bleak worldview in bouncy, cheery pop that made ”
Mole City
“There isn't much logic behind Quasi, the Portland-based band that Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have occasionally returned to over the past 20 years. Mole City, a wayward, asymmetrical double album, finds their sound more turbulent than ever.”
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