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9.0
15343
9.0 |
musicOMH
Sporting successful singles, re-recorded demos and sparkling new efforts, it's a debut album that should displease no-one
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9.0
15571
9.0 |
BBC
EE are wilfully eccentric, and endlessly entertaining, but they know more than most how to craft a song, how to make an album
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9.0
15972
9.0 |
The Fly
A captivating, thrilling listen from start to finish - ‘Man Alive’ is the best British guitar debut of 2010
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9.0
16220
9.0 |
Culture Deluxe
The acute fusion of edgier guitar riffs and more erratic electronic keys showcases indie at it’s best
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8.5
15956
8.5 |
Independent on Sunday
As debut albums go, this is mightily impressive
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8.0
16284
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
They create a rich, sprawling, textured mesh of melodies brimming with promise
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8.0
16105
8.0 |
Evening Standard
A brave and brilliant debut
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8.0
15852
8.0 |
NME
They layer incongruous harmonies and bastardised riffs to make us look at [pop] anew ... If the thought of [pop] as a brilliantly unsolvable puzzle appeals, then bow at the feet of pop’s new Picassos
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8.0
15347
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Q
One of 2010's brightest new talents. Print edition only
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8.0
15349
8.0 |
Mojo
The quartet embrace not quite everything, just all-harmonising Futureheads jitters with Radiohead-style dreaminess and swishy dance syncopation. Print edition only
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8.0
16635
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AU Review
It could almost be the mumblings of madmen. If it weren’t all so damn catchy. Break the back of this, and you’ll be well rewarded
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Quietus
Overall though Man Alive amounts to a promising debut, one which validates Everything Everything’s Mancunian post-legacy stance; ironic though really, because in their refusal to stand still and explore themselves creatively, they’re echoing the city’s past rather more closely than they might think
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7.5
15962
7.5 |
The Observer
People might be drawn to Everything Everything for their refusal to sound obvious, but they will stay for this band's mastery of the basics: grooves and feeling
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7.0
15971
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Man Alive delivers exactly what is sets out to and is a laudable debut for one of the UK's most promising new bands
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7.0
16002
7.0 |
Bowlegs
On the whole ‘Man Alive’ is a fine chunk of pop
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7.0
16118
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Confidence is Man Alive’s greatest strength, but probably the one thing that’s slightly holding EE back as songwriters
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6.0
16036
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Good, but the best is yet to come
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6.0
15345
6.0 |
The Skinny
Lead man Jonathan Everything guides the Manchester-based quartet through the urgent electro-pop with a distinctive staccato assault on their lyrics, softened by expertly chosen harmonies
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6.0
15915
6.0 |
The Guardian
What Everything Everything have yet to learn [from Futureheads] is the wisdom to know when to stop
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5.0
15783
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Their hype will only lead to sore disappointment, as debut Man Alive hardly raises the roof
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3.8
16498
3.8 |
Pitchfork
Credit Everything Everything for finding their own niche, but it's one that's been unoccupied for good reason
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