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The Unthanks

Last

Fourth album from the Mercury Prize-nominated Northumberland folk group

ADM rating[?]

7.6

Label
Rabble Rouser
UK Release date
14/03/2011
US Release date
22/03/2011
  1. 10.0 |   The Irish Times

    All round magnificence, without a sugar coating in sight
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  2. 8.5 |   BBC

    Brimming with material that is as haunting as it is beautiful
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  3. 8.0 |   Q

    Bewitchingly and hugely ambitious. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    This is a big album in every way. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Last is rooted in the rigours of real life, but seeks to transcend them
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  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    These are musicians at their most distinctive and satisfying at the more traditional edges of their work
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  7. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    There's not the emotional range of the last Unthanks album, Here's the Tender Coming, but it's a bold and highly original set
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  8. 8.0 |   State

    A delicate album
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  9. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    String-laden and luscious but also delicate, wistful and melancholy
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  10. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    A thing of shivery and spooky charms
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  11. 8.0 |   The Observer

    They're on imperious form on this fourth album, mixing the customary antique Geordie ballads with songs by Tom Waits, King Crimson and Jon Redfern
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  12. 8.0 |   NME

    Retains the intimacy of their previous recordings, but it's augmented with more orchestral flourishes
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  13. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    When the latest pop fad fades from view, The Unthanks music will continue to resonate down through the generations...because it is simply good
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  14. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Whether they are singing together or as soloists, the vocals are richly sung with deep emotion
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  15. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    There is much cultural reference, mystery, and beauty to be found
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  16. 7.0 |   Spin

    Somehow the group manages, with masterfully restrained piano and strings, to wring joy from bygone heartache
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  17. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Compelling for those with the forbearance to stare into its shadows
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  18. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A worthy addition to The Unthanks’ undeniably impressive canon
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  19. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Pretty similar to their previous albums, and there’s no real sonic step forward from The Unthanks, but there’s a timeless quality to the band that suggests they’re not concerned in the slightest
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  20. 6.0 |   The Independent

    The tone throughout is fairly melancholy
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  21. 5.0 |   AU Review

    Those that love ‘proper’ folk music will gorge upon Last. Anyone thinking they are folkies because they like Mumford & Sons will be sent running for cover
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