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8.0
24437
8.0 |
Q
It's restlessly inventive and soaringly melodic. Print edition only
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8.0
24444
8.0 |
Mojo
Carries the mood of singer-songwriter writ (very) large. Print edition only
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8.0
25229
8.0 |
The Guardian
Every sound here contributes to a big, beautiful whole
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8.0
25315
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
WTR is a classy bit of radio-friendly Mercury-bait which highlights Dangerfield's development as a songwriter
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8.0
25789
8.0 |
DIY
It’s not for the faint-hearted but it’s certainly for the soft-hearted - three albums along, they still feed our hunger for the big, the wild and the honest
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7.0
25327
7.0 |
Clash
Walk The River represents a must-have for those with pop tastes
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7.0
25386
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The most mature sounding Guillemots record to date, full of tender songwriting and stingingly poingnant lyrics
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7.0
25436
7.0 |
AU Review
A magical outing from the four-piece, and hopefully a sea change for their future sound
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7.0
25275
7.0 |
The Fly
Defiantly sky-punching stuff
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6.0
25234
6.0 |
The Independent
The dread spectre of U2 and Coldplay's billboard sincerity looms a little too large for comfort
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6.0
25237
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s missing the spark that would make it as unforgettable as their wonderful debut.
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6.0
25205
6.0 |
musicOMH
There's a lot to like about this album. It comes armed with a pocketful of melodies and great musicianship. But yet somehow it doesn't convince
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6.0
25395
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Anthemic but overlong third album
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6.0
25398
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
Three albums and one Mercury Music nomination into an enigmatic career, and Fyfe Dangerfield's group are no closer to forging a distinctive identity
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6.0
25357
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Continually struggles against a tide of ill-considered quality control, suggesting a band at a crossroads of hesitancy and indecision
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6.0
25320
6.0 |
The Observer
A touch of heartache and bitterness seems to have done them good
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6.0
25979
6.0 |
FasterLouder
There is some truly lovely stuff on Walk The River, but at times it sags under the weight of its own seriousness
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6.0
26236
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
Some songs often drift off into nothingness
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5.9
25482
5.9 |
Pitchfork
Too many midtempo songs, too many minor-key acoustic strums, too many codas that outstay their welcome without really connecting
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5.0
25504
5.0 |
NME
A decent edit would change things from somnambulant to plain dreamy
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5.0
24843
5.0 |
BBC
No matter how hard one might try to love this album – and one can try very hard – there’s only disappoint at what could have been.
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5.0
25295
5.0 |
The Digital Fix
To hear Walk The River is like witnessing a magician being decloaked and stripped of his spells
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4.0
24432
4.0 |
Uncut
End up careening between melancholy, bombast and bad verse. Print edition only
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