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9.1
22326
9.1 |
A.V. Club
It’s as if The Beta Band was reborn with straight faces and a love for Portishead
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8.0
21612
8.0 |
Spin
Incorporate psychedelic electronica, sleepy funk, and clattering garage rock, crafting a surprisingly unified piece
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8.0
21614
8.0 |
Uncut
Lurching from inspired to confounding, it's ragged erratic, but never boring. Print edition only
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8.0
23764
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A success on many levels, as the Bristol duo manages to piece together a simultaneously inventive and evocative record that builds on their very quality debut
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8.0
21621
8.0 |
Q
Grabs its chemically enhanced influences from five decades of pop. Print edition only
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7.6
22469
7.6 |
Pitchfork
If they keep at the evolutionary pace set by Return to the Ugly Side, they'll soon be blowing many more minds than their own
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7.0
22707
7.0 |
musicOMH
The curious originality on display will at least keep critical attention for the foreseeable future. Maybe someday Malachai's cultish, iconoclastic tendencies will make perfect sense
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7.0
22762
7.0 |
Bowlegs
Jazzy trip hop, dubbed out haze and unadulterated funk – all knitted together in a continuous mix up of style and restless energy
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7.0
25365
7.0 |
PopMatters
The melodies are strong and compelling and the mixture of genres works really well
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7.0
22926
7.0 |
DIY
There's a marked sharpening of focus, some discernible songs standing out in the creaky chaos, and even a touch of polish
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6.0
23033
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Whilst Return to the Ugly Side undoubtedly sustains an affective mood of unease and intrigue, it ultimately falters in its structural underdevelopment
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6.0
23164
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s an album that doesn’t just wear its eclecticism on its sleeve; it shouts it at you a little too loudly
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6.0
22863
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
There’s definitely something a little dead-eyed about these excursions that renders the whole album ‘transitional’
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6.0
22645
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Instrumental tracks like 'Snake Eyes' are less intriguing, but overall, worthy of a preview and a few downloads
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6.0
21618
6.0 |
Mojo
An album with the gristle trimmed away and none the worse for it. Print edition only
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6.0
21613
6.0 |
The Skinny
At its best, on tunes like Monster (without an s this time) and The Don’t Just, there’s an alluring dark cinematic quality
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