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10.0
10246
10.0 |
Eye Weekly
Existentialist dread has never been so much fun
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9.0
9764
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A stupendous collection of songs; one that demands to be listened to as loudly as you can possibly get away with
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9.0
9788
9.0 |
Clash
The general effect of the whole album is that the listener will want to weep and dance simultaneously. Simply brilliant
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9.0
9842
9.0 |
The Fly
It makes for stunning listening – raging, vitriolic lyrics in 14-minute, bagpipe-toting epics
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8.7
10034
8.7 |
Pitchfork
Anthemic chants, rousing sing-alongs, celebrations of binge drinking, marathon song titles, broken-hearted duets, punked-up Irish jigs, and classic rock lyric-stealing
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8.5
10140
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
On this evidence Titus Andronicus might be the most exciting indie-rock band around
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8.0
10053
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Monitor is maybe 20 minutes too long, and by the end you'll be as exhausted as exhilarated, but there's the promise of a rare and vivid talent here
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8.0
10276
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
At its best moments, it reminds you of just how durable — and dangerous — a beast like rock ‘n’ roll can still be
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8.0
9547
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
9658
8.0 |
Spin
...it's a big-idea album that feels small and personable, even as it's kicking you in the shin
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8.0
10496
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Few other garage-rock brats can sneer or howl like Patrick Stickles, and certainly few other acts exhibit the same exuberence and rollicking lust for life
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8.0
10541
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
11670
8.0 |
State
Precocious and self-indulgent, sure, but it’s literate and bursting with so much more life and grandiose than most hipsters of their age could even begin to dream about
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7.5
10480
7.5 |
Bowlegs
Titus Andronicus have made an unintentionally ambitious sounding record that will only make sense once it gets properly into the listeners’ psyche
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7.0
10185
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The band fires away, all martial snares, raging guitars and spit-spraying hollers, punk noise carved by folk roots
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7.0
10208
7.0 |
The Quietus
On first listen this thing didn't seem to have "levels" to speak of, for all that relentless go-go-GO of the drums ... on second and third listen one realises how flawless that technique can be
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7.0
9719
7.0 |
NME
Imperfect, and attractively so
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7.0
9420
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Like The Boss on speed. Fast, mean, furious, and for all the bitterness, a whole lot of fun
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7.0
9882
7.0 |
musicOMH
...one of the smartest and most intelligent punk releases in a while, and one of the most enjoyable too
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7.0
10725
7.0 |
Blurt
Few bands take down-and-out as a badge of pride like these guys, turning "you will always be a loser" into a triumphant refrain about themselves
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6.0
10175
6.0 |
PopMatters
It finds Titus Andronicus with greater freedom and more tools at their disposal, but still in the position of figuring out what to do with them
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5.8
9434
5.8 |
Beats Per Minute
In their apparent eagerness to embrace the concept and make an important record, everything seems to collapse under the surrounding baggage
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4.0
10694
4.0 |
Under The Radar
As the album closes in on the fourteenth minute of the closing "The Battle of Hampton Roads," you may have already found yourself wondering if Johnny will ever be marching home
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