Not the Luc Besson movie

Poor Joan of Arc. I actually kind of like Duets, but Pitchfork drops a timeless smackdown on the rickety old clump of indie rock sideshow freaks:

Yup, another record by perennial Chicago snob-rock pissing alley Tim Kinsella(s) and his rotating cast of enablers. It's Presents Guitar Duets, in which 10 once/current Joan of Arc members draw names out of a trucker hat to noodle us some, hey, guitar duets. The project would seem stinky-ripe for a haha 'fork-tongued concept review -- quick, get me the top 10 PFM crits ever to give it to Kinsella with a sandpaper Durex-- but seriously, why do we hate this guy again? More to the point: Why does anyone even care?

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