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Michel Poiccard

The Death Set

Michel Poiccard

Second album proper from the Brooklyn based Australians who mix punk, hip hop dance and more to create their frenetic sound

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6.5

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UK Release date
15/02/2011
US Release date
14/02/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    It's rare for a record to tap into the pure unbridled joy of just making a god old racket
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  2. 8.5 |   NME

    This is the sort of chorus-heavy stoopid punk-rock record that makes you want to punch children in their silly faces from the sheer joy of being alive
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Seventeen tracks are crammed into 36 minutes, and to considerable effect... if you don’t like one track, you know there’ll be another bursting forth any second
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  4. 7.0 |   DIY

    Bratty and uncompromising, you get the feeling in small doses you could almost control The Death Set
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  5. 7.0 |   BBC

    Ideas, passion and empathy are far more important than musicality here
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  6. 7.0 |   The List

    Sounds chaotic at first, but contains enough carefully blended pop hooks to have it deserve the ears of a wider audience than it will probably reach
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Fun and exciting, if not earth-shattering or deep
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  8. 6.1 |   Pitchfork

    Can be great fun or surprisingly thoughtful
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Largely sticks to the helium noise vandalism template set by 2008 debut Worldwide. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   FasterLouder

    With a 50-50 split of thrash rock and slower, more radio-friendly tracks, it’s difficult to find any cohesiveness between most songs
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    Mercifully their sense of humour remains in tact. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    What this record lacks in brilliance and cohesion, it makes up for in gusto
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  13. 4.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    There are a few highlights—and with 17 songs there is bound to be a few
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