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9.0
114085
9.0 |
Gigwise
Hypersonic Missiles isn’t just a collection of songs from a talented young man, it’s an education for anyone who wants to know the confusing reality of life in Great Britain in 2019 when you haven’t been handed everything on a plate
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8.5
113500
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A debut album that cements Fender’s place at the golden table: the perfect first attempt
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8.0
113528
8.0 |
NME
The Geordie Springsteen's debut excels at documenting small-town frustration, which is why he means so much to so many people. This album isn't perfect, but he's a welcome antidote to polite chaps with guitars
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8.0
113529
8.0 |
Clash
Packed with high octane hits, all of which translate into an impeccable record. Sam Fender’s debut is brave, confident and evocative
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8.0
113530
8.0 |
The Music
Fender is destined for great things
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8.0
113531
8.0 |
Q
It's hard not to imagine the stadium potential of these songs. There's a power in their marriage of beauty and disgruntlement, towering moments that recall '80s U2 or Simple Minds. Print edition only
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8.0
113532
8.0 |
The Independent
Astonishing debut justifies the Bruce Springsteen comparisons
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8.0
113547
8.0 |
All Music
Taken altogether, Hypersonic Missiles is smart, passionate, and loaded with rock-solid anthems that surpass the "promising" designation
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8.0
113564
8.0 |
The Skinny
Fascinating, confused and a little bit terrified, Sam Fender's debut album filters universal truths through a North East England lens
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8.0
113701
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Once he broadens his musical horizons and steps out from under his influences, he’ll really be going places
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8.0
114044
8.0 |
The Guardian
The North Shields singer-songwriter may look cookie-cutter but his gritty, gloriously anthemic songs on toxic masculinity, violence and death are anything but
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6.1
113581
6.1 |
Pitchfork
Though the upstart British songwriter is a capable storyteller when he zeroes on a single topic, his debut is only intermittently transcendent
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