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7.0
8006
7.0 |
Clash
The witty words about awkward relationships come straight from Art Brut...The downside is that the songs are so melodic they make it sound like Argos is doing karaoke
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7.0
9126
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Fixin’ The Charts has as many misses as hits, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a whole lot of irreverent fun
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7.0
9177
7.0 |
Spin
It's a hoot to hear pop fantasy dragged into unglamorous reality
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6.0
9203
6.0 |
Click Music
Whilst it may not be the sort of record that you will want to listen to again and again it’s a solid attempt, though another volume of tracks in this vain would probably be a step too far
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6.0
8023
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
8223
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
8316
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Fixin' The Charts is an entertaining, witty and fertile concept, rather than a great album
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5.0
8326
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This feels like a brilliant concept that went wrong somewhere along the way, perhaps through lack of time spent in translating those concepts into more fully-realised tracks, perhaps for other reasons
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5.0
8408
5.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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4.0
8032
4.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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3.8
9170
3.8 |
Pitchfork
Argos is still witty, but here his punchlines tend to be predictable, due in part perhaps to the disc's overstretched answer-song conceit
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3.0
8259
3.0 |
musicOMH
Note to Argos and Valdéz: please don't attempt a Volume Two
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2.0
8038
2.0 |
The Skinny
The motivation behind this record is perplexing
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