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9.0
14109
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Drowned In Sound
Despite the quality of Sky At Night as a whole, it’s not going to make I Am Kloot the new Elbow. And thank goodness for that, as they’re too good to simply become a shadow of their city contemporarie
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9.0
14315
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
The Manchester trio have made a staggering leap forward and produced their most complete work yet, by some way
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9.0
14475
9.0 |
The Quietus
This is an album drenched in atmosphere. It is also the most coherent I Am Kloot album to date
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8.0
14619
8.0 |
State
Sky at Night is the sound of a band that have never been more comfortable in their own skin
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8.0
14690
8.0 |
PopMatters
The various elements are skillfully manipulated by producers Guy Garvey and Craig Potter, of Elbow fame, into a focussed and channeled set of songs that promise to become cherished familiars
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8.0
14856
8.0 |
Mojo
Even Elbow may have to doff their hats this time. Print edition only
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8.0
19586
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Sky At Night may not be a worldwide multi-platinum smash, but it will quietly add prestige to these talented underdogs’ increasingly impressive back catalogue
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8.0
19711
8.0 |
The Guardian
The album has an eerie, almost childlike innocence: 10 songs of stunning candour and understated beauty
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8.0
14151
8.0 |
musicOMH
These expertedly crafted songs do deserve a wider hearing, and if this album is to remain a hidden treasure, then it's the general public's loss in all honesty
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8.0
14115
8.0 |
Evening Standard
This is not an album that will mug you in a back alley but one that requires gentle nurturing with caring ears. Then, it delivers
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8.0
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8.0 |
BBC
Really, if this lot can’t boost Kloot’s fortunes at home, they should give up or just move to Dusseldorf, whichever is less traumatic.
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8.0
14026
8.0 |
Uncut
A perfectly formed masterclass in early hours reflection. Print edition only
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8.0
14053
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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7.0
13936
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A fine addition to the catalogue of a band who only do things their own way, even as Garvey and Potter fill in the sonic spaces expertly
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7.0
14144
7.0 |
Independent on Sunday
These are songs to be sipped slowly, given suitably string-laden backing and with melodies often a little too reminiscent of classic 1970s-era Glen Campbell
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6.0
14191
6.0 |
Clash
If you are already a fan this record is for you, otherwise look elsewhere
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6.0
13937
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Despite its deficiencies this is still an I Am Kloot album containing fine examples of Bramwell's sardonic wit and masterful prose, and is well worth a listen. It's just that we may have to wait a bit longer for the breakthrough album
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6.0
14073
6.0 |
The Irish Times
I Am Kloot may well release an opus at some point, but Sky at Night , as quietly compelling as it is, is not it
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6.0
14078
6.0 |
The Independent
The pace rarely rises above funereal, while the glum tone speaks as much of the bitter consolation of alcohol as it does of the pain of isolation
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5.0
14139
5.0 |
Bowlegs
The band inhabit a similar territory to Tindersticks. Why then, haven't we fallen in love with I Am Kloot too? Could it be they're just a bit, well, ordinary?
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