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10.0
23414
10.0 |
The Scotsman
Their fifth album is an especially commanding and compelling one
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9.0
23369
9.0 |
musicOMH
This is a staggering record, displaying not only a golden streak of songwriting but also a band newly energised to their cause - making it a return to form of near biblical proportions. Highly recommended
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9.0
23340
9.0 |
Clash
An album that will shadow most others
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8.0
22394
8.0 |
FasterLouder
Typically coloured by an overwrought outlook throughout, but it’s in this that The Dears have again succeeded in crafting an absorbing release
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8.0
22439
8.0 |
PopMatters
Not only have the Dears fallen back in love with making music, they’ve expanded their palate in exciting and unexpected ways
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8.0
21956
8.0 |
Eye Weekly
A comeback album of epic proportions
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8.0
22236
8.0 |
Mojo
The Dears are still well in the hunt for "the best indie rock act". Print edition only
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8.0
22252
8.0 |
Q
As comebacks go, it's Lazarus-like. Print edition only
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8.0
23693
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Make no mistake, The Dears are fighting fit and they still sound like contenders
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7.5
21991
7.5 |
A.V. Club
A credit to Lightburn’s songwriting acumen and stubbornly heightened emotions
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7.0
21955
7.0 |
Spin
Lightburn still shoots for Smiths-like profundity and emotional resonance...but this time he's got the hooks to back it up
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7.0
22726
7.0 |
Under The Radar
The album begins with no hesitation, bearing down on the listener like a runaway train of fury, marking some of the heaviest tracks of the band’s history
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6.0
23041
6.0 |
BBC
Though not without merit, the overriding sensation is one of empty melodrama
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6.0
23361
6.0 |
A.V. Club
All in all it’s not a bad album, just not a patch on the group’s moment of undoubted genius, No Cities Left
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6.0
22279
6.0 |
Uncut
At 14 tracks, what begins as a demonstration of impressive ambition ends up dragging. Print edition only
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6.0
22365
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
It appears the moody tunesmith has lost the momentum he maintained on 2006’s Gang Of Losers
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6.0
23430
6.0 |
Blurt
As extravagant as always, boasting the usual mix of swelling arrangements, subtle synths, over-the-top vocals and percolating rhythm
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6.0
23485
6.0 |
NME
It's [Lightburn's] heart-on-sleeve approach that might once again turn people off, despite the record containing some of The Dears' most radio-aiming choruses yet
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4.0
23229
4.0 |
The Independent
A glaring lack of distinguishing characteristics, compounded by a lack of decent materia
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4.0
23342
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An unlovable album
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4.0
23201
4.0 |
DIY
If you had very little knowledge of alternative indie from 1990 - 2005, I dare say you would love this album
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3.5
23211
3.5 |
Bowlegs
Where their last album succeeded through forced melancholy (the band was in state of disrepair), this sounds a little too cosy to create any vital moments
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2.4
21960
2.4 |
Pitchfork
Inchoate, banal lyrics and blustering tunes that go for it all, all the time,
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