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9.0
138056
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With Scream from New York, Been Stellar have announced their presence with a gem that’s sure to fire them into wider consciousness
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8.0
138057
8.0 |
Clash
A searing, magnetic statement that emphatically fulfils Been Stellar’s undeniable potential. To paraphrase that age-old tourist tee: we still love NY
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8.0
138058
8.0 |
DIY
A chronicle of the harsh, unrelenting mechanics of New York, but also an ode to its emotion and human connection
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8.0
138059
8.0 |
NME
The five-piece contrast portraits of the Big Apple's gritty landscape with romantic, emotional odes to new loves and former flames
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8.0
138063
8.0 |
Northern Transmissions
They’re starting in a good place, with this album of diverse post-rock tracks with a heart
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8.0
138065
8.0 |
Dork
Full of verve and kinetic energy, this feels like a debut which gives the band room to breathe, letting them gauge their surroundings before fully loosening the shackles. A very exciting start from a very exciting band
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8.0
138195
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s a bit rough around the edges, which is no bad thing, but Scream From New York does suggest that Been Stellar are very much one to watch
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7.2
138060
7.2 |
Pitchfork
The buzzy New York City rock quintet’s debut taps into a vivid sense of place. Their keening intensity captures a snapshot of a city coming unglued
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7.0
138061
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
The five-piece’s debut album is a bridge between Sonic Youth despondency and the larger-than-life, folklorish expectations and history thrown at on-the-rise New York bands
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7.0
138062
7.0 |
Uncut
Despite the band’s unabashed borrowing, it’s hard to deny a song as huge as “Sweet”; the record’s obvious smarts and dynamic wallop carry it. Print edition only
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6.0
138064
6.0 |
The FT
The fivesome’s debut album has the roaring momentum of a young band ready to go
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