{"product_id":"target-practice","title":"Target Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRipping guitars, pummeling drums, and catchy-yet thoughtful lyrics. These are the tools Pardoner have used for over a decade to chisel their \"slacker\" tunes. On their 5th LP, \u003cem\u003eTarget Practice,\u003c\/em\u003e they continue to refine their approach in search of a Heavenly Pop Hit ™.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSensing a cultural slide back into math-rock and prog, this is their most straight ahead record yet. Absent are the surprise blast beats and scene changes that were hallmarks of \u003cem\u003eCame Down Different\u003c\/em\u003e (2021) and \u003cem\u003ePeace Loving People\u003c\/em\u003e (2023). 10 concise songs, tinged with playful meanness and satire, remain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's hard not to be a black-pilled doomer amidst the antagonistic forces in the world. The band's attacks on faux-intellectual high art and peers in the scene, however, are not without self-critique. \"Driving across the country \/\/Preaching bulls**t gospel\" is half-sung amidst jangly guitar on the lead single \"Twisted.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eTarget Practice\u003c\/em\u003e is a modern, fizzier take on 80s\/90s college rock. Flying Nun, Smudge, and the noisier side of Yo La Tengo are all spiritually present. Digging deeper, the single, \"Don't Slouch,\" is an attempted, xanax-ified Blessed Virgins song.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore their heart-on-sleeve album closer, \"Changing Mags\" the band covers Nuggets adjacent The Barracudas, whose lyrics perfectly encapsulate \u003cem\u003eTarget Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, \"I'm not imagining this, I see the signs. We're living in violent times.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bar None","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":58219826053451,"sku":"R6305-5884","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58219826086219,"sku":"R6305-1225","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a3827316853_10_b3985bfe-9f23-4369-b03d-404a3eee834a.jpg?v=1787335592","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/target-practice","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}