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8.0
16337
8.0 |
BBC
What Underworld always retain is a unique warmth that exudes in great generous pulses from everything they do. There's a lightness and a jollity about their music which combines with an unabashed poignancy
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8.0
16382
8.0 |
Uncut
The sound of veterans re-energised. Print edition only
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8.0
16390
8.0 |
Mojo
By tapping into alternative energy sources, Underworld have extended their career. Print edition only
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8.0
17419
8.0 |
State
Overall, an album not quite out on a limb as the first two, and quite the ‘happiest’ they’ve made, but there are far to many moments of Underworld bliss on it to not love it
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7.0
16749
7.0 |
Blurt
Rooted in pop music as hooks and flourishes embellish and soften the harsh, mechanical edges that spring up throughout
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7.0
16339
7.0 |
Independent on Sunday
It's typical Underworld, albeit a more restrained and less hedonistic version than their Trainspotting-assisted commercial heyday
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7.0
16342
7.0 |
Spin
Underworld is freed up to focus on crafting memorable tunes that hark back to their electronica heyday, as well as more personal, coherent lyrics
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7.0
16988
7.0 |
PopMatters
Through reflection and repeated play, Barking will reveal its nuances
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6.5
19060
6.5 |
Prefix
Barking’s final act doesn’t totally sully the rest of the record, which proves that these elder statesmen of electronica still have some bite in them after all
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6.0
16373
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
16447
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Varies wildly between cheesy dance anthems and chunkier drum ’n’ bass
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6.0
16472
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
Those with their heads still stuck in the ‘90s will have some good driving music for the summer
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6.0
16483
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
You could probably listen to some older Underworld records and feel much more satisfied
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6.0
16523
6.0 |
musicOMH
It's tempting to think that if all nine tracks had been produced by Paul van Dyk then this would have been an instant classic
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6.0
16662
6.0 |
The Independent
Underworld confine experimentation on Barking mostly to dancefloor electronica, by collaborating with like-minded operators in techno, drum'n'bass and dubstep
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6.0
17524
6.0 |
AU Review
The edge of old may have deserted them, but what have they left to prove?
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6.0
16334
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Barking is hit-and-miss, and with Underworld's collaborative partners each featuring on multiple tracks, it is hard to know who exactly to give credit to and who lay the blame on
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6.0
16820
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
Boundaries are no longer being pushed, but Underworld extend their sell-by date as a result
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5.9
16771
5.9 |
Pitchfork
Barking inhabits an odd place: half-dolorous electro-pop, half-affirming sunnyside jams
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5.0
16423
5.0 |
NME
There are time-warping forays into bland house, formulaic drum’n’bass and (shudder) chill-out music. Remember that? No? Good
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4.0
16814
4.0 |
The Scotsman
Underworld with their gas at a peep, neither satisfying as soundscape sculptors nor as banging tunesmith
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