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8.0
6041
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
6066
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
6079
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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7.0
6150
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Espers have moved towards new territory, stumbling occasionally, but with a clear eye on where they’ve come from
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7.0
6551
7.0 |
The Quietus
These are meticulously well-honed songs, relatively unthreatening in their tone and unchallenging in their arrangements
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7.0
6631
7.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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7.0
7141
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Lacks the truly gripping expansiveness of its predecessor, but it still enchants with its slightly more traditional folk-rock veneer
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6.1
5945
6.1 |
Pitchfork
If Espers don't float off into the ether on III as often as they once did, they still get closer, more often, than just about anyone else who came to prominence during our last great freak-folk wave. Long may they eerily flutter
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6.0
7358
6.0 |
Blurt
Those craving a compelling chorus or recurring riff will find these meditative verses aloof, evasive and yet inexplicably intriguing
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5.0
6395
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
For the most part, III is pleasant and mildly interesting listening, but in comparison to their earlier work, ultimately pretty unremarkable
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5.0
5982
5.0 |
The Observer
Meg Baird's aethereal vocals – one of the band's chief assets – give way too often to distorted guitar and instrumental freakouts
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5.0
6014
5.0 |
musicOMH
...if Espers are undone by anything it's their own lack of variation. III possesses no light and dark, no highs and lows, and seems devoid of any real ingenuity
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2.0
6434
2.0 |
God Is In The TV
III is an unmemorable album that delves into the realms of what I'm calling a completely substandard version of The Coral, there are great moments but they are few and far between and this isn't a disc I can recommend anyone into buying
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