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9.0
9491
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Even at their most gesticulating or achingly smooth, their music is vivid – there’s rarely a moment that goes by that doesn’t goad you into thought, persuade you to continue on their journey, to their destination by their mode of transport
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8.0
9505
8.0 |
The List
Regard them as a freely improvising rock band, with strong jazz pedigree and a wide-open horizon when it comes to musical direction and it all makes a lot more sense
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8.0
9515
8.0 |
The Guardian
Rochford deliberately minimised the studio preparation, and withheld the music from the band up to the last moment, and Peepers certainly reflects that freshness
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8.0
9568
8.0 |
The Times
It amounts to the most convincing “post-jazz” album yet
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8.0
9599
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
There's less open space and more long melody. It sounds less studio-made too, as if it has been captured in the field
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8.0
10103
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
It’s often gentle, but can just as easily turn obstreperous, and flirts with different styles in a fascinating way
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8.0
9026
8.0 |
The Skinny
...this is an atmospheric fifty minutes with similarities (in accessible-yet-challenging-scene-darling attitude, if not necessarily aesthetics) to the likes of Animal Collective or Four Tet
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8.0
9029
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
9034
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
9035
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
This is 21st century jazz, groovy without being cheesy and edgy without being sinister ... an intriguing and rewarding listening experience
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7.0
10177
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Working in a genre with improvisation and emotion it’s lifeblood, ‘Peepers’ mischievous, teasing dynamic, and balance of the bold and the beautiful ensures it, and Polar Bear, walk the line in all the right ways
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7.0
12654
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Polar Bear are clearly trying new things, ensuring that their brand of jazz-punk remains at the forefront of forward-thinking jazz music with an incessant desire to rebel against current trends
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6.0
9278
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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