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9.0
24792
9.0 |
The Fly
The girls’ most accomplished work to date
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8.0
24962
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A steady and unyielding record which positively beams with a newfound sense of confidence
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8.0
24066
8.0 |
The Skinny
Cut from the same cloth as their scrappier past, but, to mix metaphors, mining new seams
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8.0
25106
8.0 |
DIY
There are songs on here that rank among their finest moments and they have noticeably grown as songwriters
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7.5
25084
7.5 |
Bowlegs
A great collection and as good as anything the Vivs – or anyone else in the subgenre – have done before
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7.0
25051
7.0 |
PopMatters
Vivian Girls’ best crafted, most cohesive effort yet
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7.0
25059
7.0 |
NME
A snapshopt of a good band expanding their chops. Print edition only
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7.0
26542
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
A solid release that has the band sticking to their strengths while making a reasonable attempt to broaden their sound
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6.5
25440
6.5 |
Prefix
Pleasant yet hardly exceptional
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6.0
25457
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Share the Joy is an obvious reaction to the once-underground movement that is now bloated with wannabe’s and imposers
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6.0
25163
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
More like recycling than reinvention
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6.0
24072
6.0 |
Mojo
Though the Vivs pride themselves on DIY charm, they're becoming scarily cogent. Print edition only
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6.0
24147
6.0 |
Spin
Simply shining up versions of the same old loose, punky love songs they've been hawking for years
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6.0
24758
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The 60s have never been the Girls’ sole point of reference, but here the decade remains very much in evidence
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5.9
24936
5.9 |
Pitchfork
It's easy to see Share the Joy's place in the Vivian Girls discography, but their place in indie rock as a whole is becoming less clear
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5.0
24760
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Fans will find more solid tracks, but this probably won’t convince anyone who thought they were just one of those female-fronted rock bands, and nothing more
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5.0
24851
5.0 |
musicOMH
The album is not a complete disappointment, but it doesn't leave a lasting impression one way or the other
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4.5
26065
4.5 |
Beats Per Minute
Share the Joy is boring, but who could really be surprised when Everything Goes Wrong was kind of dull as well?
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4.2
25007
4.2 |
A.V. Club
Like a broken record, Vivian Girls appear doomed to repeat themselves
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2.0
25310
2.0 |
The Digital Fix
Weedy vocals, jangly guitars and a dearth of tunes do all they possibly can to remind you that those Shop Assistants 7"s you hoard will never get played and here's the reason wh
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