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9.0
114226
9.0 |
Exclaim
11 tracks of knotty, electronic rock puzzles
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8.8
114393
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
After losing another member, the quasi-instrumental outfit make an unlikely rebound
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8.0
114313
8.0 |
The Quietus
Hardly a complete renewal or about-face, but rather a refining of methodology and intent, a distillation of what made them so exciting to begin with
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8.0
114222
8.0 |
Q
It's addictively brilliant. Print edition only
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8.0
114225
8.0 |
NME
‘Juice B Crypts’ is an intricate and complex album that nonetheless bottles the joy and immediacy of the band's best work
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8.0
114240
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
An LP both fast in terms of tempo and run time and fastidious when it comes to its construction; repeat listens and deeper analysis will potentially throw up some Easter eggs
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8.0
114241
8.0 |
Clash
It would be hard to find an album to compete with theirs in regards of modernism or creativeness
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8.0
114243
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An uncompromised, multi-faceted assault course for the brain, but one you won’t regret taking
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8.0
114264
8.0 |
DIY
It’s not always been obvious, but since their inception in 2002, Battles have been on an almighty quest for the funk
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7.5
114221
7.5 |
Northern Transmissions
With each collaborator the album goes off on a weird tangent that’s wonderfully peculiar and otherworldly
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7.0
114308
7.0 |
Crack
JUICE B CRYPTS may be the band’s first release as a duo (after the departure of multi-instrumentalist Dave Konopka) but beginning as it does with Ambulance – the sound of a synth falling down a helter-skelter – it’s clear this is a Battles record
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7.0
114237
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
The group’s fourth album occasionally threatens to collapse beneath the weight of its overstuffed songs
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7.0
114312
7.0 |
PopMatters
Going from a trio to a duo doesn't affect Battles' dedication to chirpy synths and deep grooves on their latest, Juice B Crypts
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6.1
114310
6.1 |
Pitchfork
Now down to a duo, the busy instrumentalists recruit Tune-Yards, Shabazz Palaces, and the singer of Yes for their aggressive fourth album
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6.0
114223
6.0 |
Mojo
Thrilling, unpredictable and often inspired stuff. Print edition only
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6.0
114228
6.0 |
The Music
Juice B Crypts is wild and unconventional, but occasionally hard to connect to on an emotional level
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6.0
114351
6.0 |
The 405
Juice B Crypts often feels like it’s treading water, a band making busywork out of something that still has the potential to excite
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5.0
114224
5.0 |
Uncut
As ever, the technical chops are indisputable - but it does, with fewer brains on board, feel somehow less substantial. Print edition only
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3.0
114389
3.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Juice B Crypts is the worst version of the band, one now somehow out of step with what made them so appealing in the first place
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