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9.0
4870
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Drowned In Sound
A 33 minute monster without a slither of excess fat, and the best thing Andy Falkous has ever put his name to. Every generation has its share of great struggling artists, but it’s staggering to think that a band as brilliant as Future Of The Left are still teetering between rock and part time work
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9.0
4868
9.0 |
Clash
The lust for purity, for something unique and distinct, runs through the record like electricity running through a guitar.
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9.0
4876
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A 33 minute monster without a slither of excess fat… it’s staggering to think that a band as brilliant as Future Of The Left are still teetering between rock and part time work
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9.0
4879
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Rich with enough black humor, sharp perspectives and tight muscular music to make it one of the best rock albums of the year. Think of it as comfort food for the condemned: if everyone is going to die, we might as well laugh along with Future of the Left
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8.0
4875
8.0 |
The Observer
An album that takes you to the most unexpected places, often at extreme volume and breakneck speed
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8.0
4877
8.0 |
Pitchfork
A document of a creatively restless band out to prove something to themselves, and not just the fans they’ve picked up along the way
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8.0
4869
8.0 |
The Quietus
Faith No More inadvertently invented the horrorshow that was nu metal, but in the same way punk was meant to be about questioning everything rather than continuing to flog a dead horse with three chords and a nose ring, Future of the Left strive to be sharper, harder, scarier, wittier, and that will hopefully keep propelling them into new stratospheres.
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8.0
4871
8.0 |
NME
Feels like a product of 2009, a coruscating reaction to everything that makes us mad but which is never self-righteous or preachy. As ’80s revivalism hits its self-fellating peak, it’s a pleasure to hear an album that knows escapism isn’t dressing up like a fucking unicorn – it’s shutting your eyes and screaming until your throat burns
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8.0
4872
8.0 |
Spin
Evil sneers like these rarely hurt so good
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
Virtually every minute of this album possesses a similar, economically managed anger, from the sinister, gate blasting opener ""Arming Eritrea"" to the Jesus Lizard -gone pop of ""I Am Civil Service."" Evil sneers like these rarely hurt so good
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
That future the band mentions in their name—it’s looking awfully bright. Well, maybe not “bright” in the hands of these guys, but exciting for sure. And probably loud
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4.0
4878
4.0 |
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