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10.0
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The Irish Times
All round magnificence, without a sugar coating in sight
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8.5
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8.5 |
BBC
Brimming with material that is as haunting as it is beautiful
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8.0
22846
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Q
Bewitchingly and hugely ambitious. Print edition only
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8.0
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Mojo
This is a big album in every way. Print edition only
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8.0
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Uncut
Last is rooted in the rigours of real life, but seeks to transcend them
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
These are musicians at their most distinctive and satisfying at the more traditional edges of their work
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8.0
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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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8.0
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State
A delicate album
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8.0
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Daily Telegraph
String-laden and luscious but also delicate, wistful and melancholy
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8.0
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Independent on Sunday
A thing of shivery and spooky charms
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8.0
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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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8.0
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NME
Retains the intimacy of their previous recordings, but it's augmented with more orchestral flourishes
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8.0
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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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8.0
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PopMatters
Whether they are singing together or as soloists, the vocals are richly sung with deep emotion
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7.6
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Pitchfork
There is much cultural reference, mystery, and beauty to be found
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7.0
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Spin
Somehow the group manages, with masterfully restrained piano and strings, to wring joy from bygone heartache
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Compelling for those with the forbearance to stare into its shadows
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A worthy addition to The Unthanks’ undeniably impressive canon
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7.0
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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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6.0
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The Independent
The tone throughout is fairly melancholy
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5.0
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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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