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9.0
141321
9.0 |
musicOMH
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One of alternative music’s most beloved outfits return with their first album in 15 years, sounding as elegant, refined and exploratory as ever
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9.0
141336
9.0 |
Uncut
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Offers a kind of manual on how to resist the negativity and reconnect with society. Alternatively, it's another super-fun Stereolab album full of obscure synth blurps, nifty lounge-pop tunes and gnarly motorik wig-outs. Print edition only
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8.0
141337
8.0 |
Mojo
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This is a record that more frequently speaks and embodies the language of connection, of entwining and union, the clash between hard-edged politics and the beautiful fractals of their music less stringently juxtaposed than in earlier work. Print edition only
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8.0
141324
8.0 |
The Quietus
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It sounds like they’re relaxed and open to exploration, making for a suite of songs as bright as its yolk-yellow album art
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8.0
141325
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
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Instant Holograms on Metal Film fits so seamlessly into their near-faultless canon that you can’t help but wonder why critics didn’t always appreciate them the first time around
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8.0
141331
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
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There’s still some 'motorik' Krautrock relentlessness but the overwhelming mood here is of retro-pop sweetness and light
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7.8
141322
7.8 |
Pitchfork
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The Groop’s first album in 15 years sounds like the Platonic ideal of a Stereolab album: cerebral, slippery, playful, and defiant
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4.0
141338
4.0 |
Record Collector
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While the lyrics are typically sharp, reflecting righteously on "Systemic Extortion", the parlous state of truth and more, the music unspools along almost cosily familiar tracks. Print edition only
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