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9.0
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9.0 |
XS Noize
This rousing comeback pulls no punches as it seeks to restore your faith in humanity
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9.0
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9.0 |
Albumism
Indulgent, misanthropic and addictive — after some nine years, we’re certainly off to an intoxicating start
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8.6
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8.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Never Let Me Go is a fantastic album, and it could even be argued that it’s the most consistent and engaging album of their career – certainly, it’s their most ambitious to date
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
Never Let Me Go feels like an astute observation of our current post-pandemic social climate, as if the current global narrative has finally caught up to that of Placebo's internal monologue
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
When Never Let Me Go calls time on its 13 songs with the exquisitely constructed Fix Yourself, it does so in a manner befitting an album that is overwhelmingly a success
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Arts Desk
The album rages, yet is melodic and thoughtful, all at the same time
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
A record of bloody-nosed nostalgia, of earworm riffs, of thick layers of grunge and jazzy breaks that swell up just when you think you’ve pinned the sound down
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8.0
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8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
While we all feel like we’re standing on the precipice, ready to descend into the abyss ‘Never Let Me Go’ offers some reassuring catharsis that we’re all in this together, which goes some way to providing comfort in these turbulent times we’re living in
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8.0
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DIY
After years of reflection, this is a steady steep back towards the future
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8.0
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The Independent
When the world feels increasingly unpredictable, it’s kind of comforting to know that Placebo are still here, singing about the end of it
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8.0
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All Music
Despite the overwhelming emotions, Never Let Me Go is an exercise in control and expert execution that finds Placebo on another level of songwriting and point of view, a welcome surprise at this stage in their careers
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8.0
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NME
The British veterans' first album in almost a decade isn't quite the ‘Metal Machine Music’ they suggest, but it is their best since 2006’s ‘Meds’
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
A record that continually kicks against the pricks, ‘Never Let Me Go’ proves that Placebo remain – infuriatingly for some – a group who are impossible to write off
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7.0
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Gigwise
It’s great to have Placebo back and raging against the machine
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6.5
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Under The Radar
This won’t be anyone’s favourite Placebo album, but Never Let Me Go is a good solid effort from a band with a considerably lengthy career behind them that hasn’t dropped a record in nearly a decade
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4.0
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4.0 |
PopMatters
Don’t call it a comeback: Placebo’s first new album in a decade, Never Let Me Go, shows their finest years are still behind them
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