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9.8
135928
9.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A record that’s more cinematic, darker, louder, heavier and harder than anything we’ve heard from them before today
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8.0
135929
8.0 |
Kerrang!
Balancing an instinct for dancefloor-crushing industrial with gloomily lush soundscapes, Rat Wars suggests that even when HEALTH are at their most meticulously state-of-the-art, a fervent need to express honest emotion finds humanity overriding tech to emerge as the dominant element in their work
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8.0
135930
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An eviscerating act of catharsis for the post-pandemic era
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6.8
135933
6.8 |
Northern Transmissions
In essence, Rat Wars is a good album with some seriously catchy tunes, making it an ideal companion for a night of underground revelry or a thrilling action movie
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6.0
135935
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
HEALTH have created a soundscape that serves as a foundation onto which fans can project their own emotional journey
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6.0
135931
6.0 |
DIY
An album that can wash past with as much staying power as candyfloss in a puddle
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5.5
135959
5.5 |
Spectrum Culture
If RAT WARS can’t manage to not sound like the most phoned-in HEALTH record to date, why should we dig out the thesaurus to find a different way of hammering home how half-assed it is?
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5.0
135932
5.0 |
Uncut
The problem is Jake Duszik's vocals, which are soft and blank of affect in a way that is oddly characterless. It leaves Rat Wars feeling, if not completely without merit, a bit of an empty vessel. Print edition only
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