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8.0
12730
8.0 |
Eye Weekly
The wide-eyed enthusiasm of their debut has been supplanted by the mature, calculated and super-sparse post-pop proclivities of their second album
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8.0
12786
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
By focusing inwards, Born Ruffians have done that whole 'maturing' thing that us reviewers like to talk about, and created a much improved piece of art
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8.0
12832
8.0 |
BBC
Boasts unexpected flourishes; odd curveballs; and bouncy and playful rhythms delivered with a confidence that comes with extra worldliness. In all, it’s endearing and shiny indie pop that is pure bottled fun
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7.5
13759
7.5 |
Prefix
Say It is something of a back peddle for Born Ruffians, as they slowly try on more conventional, and roundly forgettable, songcrafting here
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7.0
13252
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Born Ruffians have passion and flair to burn, and the best songs on Say It are also the weirdest, funkiest, and most exploratory
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7.0
12699
7.0 |
NME
Their taut sun-dazed guitar lines wiggle adorably accompanied by just deft polyrhythmic drumming and understated sax on folksy, happy-go-lucky psych-pop songs that erase all worry
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7.0
12618
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
The band’s best attributes are for all to hear in opening track Oh Man, a near-swashbuckling amble of rollicking percussion and scratchy pop perfection
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6.1
13495
6.1 |
Beats Per Minute
Has enough nuance and variety to keep you coming back for more, even if it is an album riddled with weak moments
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6.0
13472
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
At least sixty percent of the songs on Say It sound alike, blurring into an indistinguishable and unmemorable blob of jangly indie/post-punk
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6.0
12629
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
12483
6.0 |
The List
Despite sounding rather dry in its production overall, guitar lines sparkle, flitting in and out of focus, whilst the rhythm section is steeped in warmth and altogether funky
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6.0
12485
6.0 |
The Skinny
With a little patience, Say It’s knack for building brain-furrowing tunes from inauspicious beginnings means it’s worth the extra effort
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6.0
12573
6.0 |
Q
The spare production on their second album is less indebted to the post-punk era. Print edition only
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4.0
13440
4.0 |
State
There are to be fair, little nuggets of promise hidden amongst the drivel: such as the slow funk disco like rhythm of ‘What to Say’, with hints of Brian Eno synthesizers and tremolo guitar lines
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3.8
12887
3.8 |
Pitchfork
Much of the material sounds rushed and half-finished, like a high schooler trying to write a research page paper during his lunch period
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