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10.0
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DIY
A triumph
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9.0
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9.0 |
Northern Transmissions
It’s an assured outing and one that will prove to be one of the more special records we will hear this year
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9.0
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Crack
Put together, this is Goat Girl doing what they do best – emphasising, experimenting and expanding their musical horizons. Consider those expectations fulfilled
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9.0
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Gigwise
Gutsy, calculated and confident
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
On their intimate second album, the south Londoners experiment with softer new soundscapes – though still refuse to look away from the murkier side of life
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8.0
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Upset
The world that Goat Girl have created is once again so evocative and atmospheric that many will not want to leave
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8.0
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XS Noize
On All Fours is a story of change for a band who has changed their line-up, lyrical messages and moved away from post-punk to embrace synths’ experimental possibilities
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8.0
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Paste Magazine
There’s no risk of a sophomore slump for the London four-piece
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8.0
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The FT
The post-punk band’s second album is broader in scope and more detailed
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8.0
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Clash
This is proper modern pop music: fierce and intelligent in its explorations, defiant and cool in its tone. Wondrous
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8.0
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The Independent
There’s a jitteriness to On All Fours that’s well-suited to the public mood, one that screams malcontent despite the frequently sweet-sounding nature of Pendlebury’s voice
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8.0
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Uncut
An impressive balancing act, creating something fresh from the group's diverse influences. Print edition only
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Mojo
Songs build from hypnotic bass grooves and spindly guitar lines, Lottie Pendlebury's nonchalant vocals intertwined with circular countermelodies that pull you into their undertow. Lyrically deft and witty. Print edition only
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8.0
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All Music
On All Fours is a huge step forward from a band that's well-equipped to bring post-punk's legacy into the future
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
The sound of a young band willing to take risks and expand their sonic palette and whilst it sounds less confrontational than their debut it’s every bit as innovative and compelling
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8.0
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PopMatters
What we have on Goat Girl's On All Fours are some hazy but deeply unsettling observations, carried along effortlessly on a bed of delirious voices, sailing over music quieter, slicker, and tighter than that on their debut
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8.0
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The Quietus
Despite its upbeat melodies, On All Fours is laced with melancholy, as the best pop music should be
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7.7
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Spectrum Culture
Three years after their self-titled debut, London four-piece Goat Girl come back from illness and political upheaval and replace their easy-going vibe with a fearlessness to let their music and muses take them, and us, wherever they want
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7.1
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Pitchfork
Equipped with whirlpooling guitars and a newfound supply of silvery electronics, the South London band chronicles anxiety and ennui in songs full of spine-tingling dissonance
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7.0
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musicOMH
This is a good, and sometimes great album, that feels like it’s a few tracks short of being a masterpiece
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7.0
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Loud And Quiet
Feels like a transitional record, but in the best sense of that term. This band’s possibilities remain wide open
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7.0
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Vinyl Chapters
If they continue in this vein then they may well produce some real musical excellence in the future, but I would personally like to see some lyrical development alongside it
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6.0
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The Observer
This magnificently sullen band smooth things out on their eclectic second album
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6.0
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God Is In The TV
We have certainly been treated to an album’s worth of quality new material from Goat Girl this year, it’s just sad that we’ve had to wade through so much else to get to it
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4.0
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The Arts Desk
On All Fours is indelibly stamped with difficult second album syndrome
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