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10.0
126099
10.0 |
Record Collector
Few bands remain so interesting for so long. The adventure continues
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10.0
126128
10.0 |
musicOMH
Liars have not only been reborn creatively, they’ve emerged with by far the most accessible album of the band’s illustrious career to date
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8.5
126119
8.5 |
The Quietus
It’s a beautiful, weird, heartfelt and uncanny album – exactly like the nine records that preceded it and also entirely unlike them
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8.5
126161
8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
The experimental-noise mainstay rebounds from the loss of their founding members — and the resulting lackluster solo album — by adding three new players and in the process completely justifying at least another 20 years’ worth of albums
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8.0
126164
8.0 |
No Ripcord
The Apple Drop immediately stands out in its ambition, on which Andrew pushes out the size and scope of his noise-driven, avant-garde musings like ever before
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8.0
126096
8.0 |
NME
The former punk-funkers continue their sonic expansion, though this album is packed with hooks, anchoring music that might otherwise drift out of orbit
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8.0
126130
8.0 |
Clash
Twenty years in, and Liars are no easier to comprehend – but that’s makes their version of the truth so compelling
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8.0
126145
8.0 |
All Music
A reinvigorated return, The Apple Drop shows that Liars can still reinvent their music and surprise listeners as they close out their second decade
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8.0
126100
8.0 |
Uncut
If The Apple Drop is more, in light of their history, a considered experiential teaser than a synapse frazzler, it's his choice. Once more, expectation can go to hell. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Delivering a deliciously unsettling and artful listening experience. Print edition only
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8.0
126111
8.0 |
DIY
Horror fans take note. This is how you create terror
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7.8
126169
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Andrew seems to start over with every Liars record, but always incorporates the lessons learned with the new risks, and for much of the band’s discography this approach has been successful. He continues that trend with The Apple Drop, mining the past’s raw live performances with the electronics from their mid-career spikes, and finally arriving at their latest pop evolution
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7.6
126166
7.6 |
Pitchfork
With new collaborators and a little psychedelic aid, the sculpted rhythms and dark-hued instrumentation of Angus Andrew’s long-running art-rock project feel like a summation and a fresh start
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7.4
126073
7.4 |
Northern Transmissions
Liars’ dedication to groove is unshakeable, though there are likewise some less rhythm-locked moments on The Apple Drop
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7.0
126071
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Liars continue to quietly amass one of the most compelling bodies of work in modern music
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
The Apple Drop is another step forward in Liars’ constantly evolving sonic journey
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6.0
126074
6.0 |
The Skinny
Angus Andrew returns with a tenth Liars album that's a mix of showy highs, pulpy lows, and enigmatic experiments
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