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9.0
141219
9.0 |
musicOMH
Scratchy guitar riffs and thunderous bass, all driven by pounding drums, suggest that the last 20 Mclusky-free years have just disappeared in a puff of smoke
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8.0
141220
8.0 |
The Quietus
As the title of this release reminds us, Mclusky are here with us now and guess what? They’ve grown up. Don’t panic: they’re as daft and irreverent as ever but there’s a newfound inventiveness to their songwriting that’s clearly the result of experience
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8.0
141221
8.0 |
Kerrang!
The highlights are plentiful, from the misanthropic maelstrom of People Person, to the lolloping The Digger You Deep and the Pixies-esque Hate The Polis, but you don’t need to pan for gold when there’s so much of it
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8.0
141244
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
They were a band, then weren’t, then are again. Thank whatever chaotic deity made that possible, because the world might still be here, but it sounds a hell of a lot better with mclusky back in it, you just crave so much more
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8.0
141269
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
A record that seemed unlikely up until recent times, given what’s gone before, and its creators are in no mood to let anyone, least of all a fanbase that adores them, down
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7.6
141297
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Their return more than holds its own
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7.5
141259
7.5 |
Pitchfork
The Welsh punks’ first new album in 20 years channels their abrasive sound and dirtbag attitude into a critique of the ugliness of modern life
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7.3
141223
7.3 |
Spectrum Culture
Mclusky is most likely an acquired taste. What this record proves, though, is that this “taste,” whatever it may be, has not been diluted some 20 years later
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7.2
141276
7.2 |
Beats Per Minute
They’ve returned to the well balanced noise rock of their debut
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7.0
141222
7.0 |
Uncut
It's noisy, riotous, guttural stuff - old-school noise rock to its core - that very much picks up where the band left off. Print edition only
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