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10.0
21174
10.0 |
The Skinny
Reminiscent of 2006 opus Mr Beast in its willingness to swing between significantly disparate styles
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8.0
21237
8.0 |
Uncut
They still summon great surges of ravishing noise. Print edition only
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8.0
21129
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A striking snapshot of a band on top of their ever-evolving game
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8.0
21248
8.0 |
Q
Sounds defiantly re-energised. Print edition only
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8.0
21344
8.0 |
BBC
Master craftsmen when it comes to this variety of rock (choose, and use, your own prefix).
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8.0
21549
8.0 |
musicOMH
Long live the kings of post-rock noise
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8.0
21695
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
At times it is fragile, ambient while at others it has a baseball bat and is thoroughly beating you over the head with it, it's post-rock, it's trip-hop, it's ambient, it's punk rock
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8.0
21734
8.0 |
NME
Some of their finest songs since Mr Beast
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8.0
21818
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A band still at odds with people's perceptions of how they think Mogwai should sound
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8.0
21859
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Among the most concise and well-paced albums in Mogwai's catalogue
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8.0
21881
8.0 |
DIY
Mogwai aren’t content until they pull you into the heart of their maelstrom, before unceremoniously throwing you out again
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8.0
21964
8.0 |
The Quietus
A simple manifestation of five people getting together to take great pleasure in the abandon of making a racket
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8.0
21973
8.0 |
The Scotsman
More consistently tranquil, reflective and melodic than any of their previous album
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8.0
21926
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Molten crescendos intertwine with humming diminuendos, whilst muscular rock music collides with classical dynamics and eerie lyricless balladry
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8.0
22162
8.0 |
Blurt
Is going to be one of 2011's best albums, AutoTune and pop melodies and all
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7.5
21987
7.5 |
A.V. Club
The peaks and valleys have eroded into slightly more forgiving terrain on Hardcore, but they’re still worth a trip
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7.4
21610
7.4 |
Rolling Stone
Still inventive, still challenging themselves and still insanely loud
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7.0
21386
7.0 |
Spin
Hardcore is mostly content to refine the band's epic, frequently breathtaking constructions
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7.0
21920
7.0 |
The Observer
The post-rock veterans' seventh album favours blissed-out slow-build over the sonic ambushes of their early years
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7.0
22302
7.0 |
AU Review
Overall, a fine release, proving there’s life in the old dog yet…
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6.6
22028
6.6 |
Pitchfork
A record of savvy rock vets kicking at distortion pedals until something frothy emerges
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6.0
22030
6.0 |
PopMatters
Mogwai is good enough at what they do to keep it fresh enough
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6.0
22127
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
A fine album 'Hardcore Will Never Die' may be, but from a band of Mogwai's calibre, fine is a little disappointing
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6.0
22297
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Their moody, muscled, ratchet-happy approach to making music is died and cast as can be
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6.0
21927
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Polite water treading
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6.0
21245
6.0 |
Mojo
Mogwai might not bend your ear quite as aggressively as they used to, but they're better company for it. Print edition only
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6.0
21855
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Definitely merits a place in their canon
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6.0
21780
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
What the album gains in immediacy, it loses in scope
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4.0
21790
4.0 |
State
For the first time in their career Mogwai genuinely sound like they’re out of ideas: Hardcore Will Never Die… is bland, listless and uninspiring
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4.0
21893
4.0 |
Bowlegs
Despite offering rare flashes of brilliance, ‘Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will’ becomes overshadowed by the bands unwillingness to break free from the self imposed shackles of monoton
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4.0
21130
4.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Arrogant, impersonal, and deluded... and increasingly disappointing
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