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8.5
24787
8.5 |
The 405
A Thousand Heys is most definitely, and defiantly, a record to accompany good friends, brisk, summer Eves and those momentarily marvellous moments in life where everyone just loosens up
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8.0
24798
8.0 |
The Fly
May not cuddle up to convention, but there is method in their madness
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8.0
24916
8.0 |
Mojo
An impressive debut that crackles with vitality. Print edition only
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8.0
24770
8.0 |
The Guardian
Mazes play with real vim, and aren't inclined to let their songs loiter unnecessarily
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8.0
24951
8.0 |
DIY
Their love of lo-fi and the warmth associated with analogue recording shines through
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8.0
24981
8.0 |
BBC
An enjoyable, exciting and mostly excellent snapshot of their lives as they are right now
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8.0
25069
8.0 |
The Quietus
This sounds for all the world like the start of something for everyone to clutch to their bosoms and call their own
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8.0
25097
8.0 |
Clash
A joyous collection of finely-crafted indie rock
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8.0
25245
8.0 |
Bowlegs
If genius is to make things seem easy, then this debut is … steady … getting there
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8.0
24786
8.0 |
The Skinny
Mazes seem to suckle off Tom Petty’s teet, whilst Cooper’s vocals are distinctly redolent of Stephen Malkmus
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8.0
26238
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Aches with both breezy, new-wave, power pop and enough atitude to give them a certain hardcore edge
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7.0
26105
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
They hark back to influences from the ‘80s and ‘90s
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7.0
25432
7.0 |
AU Review
Sounding this effortlessly lazy is hard work
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7.0
24781
7.0 |
No Ripcord
An album full of pop hooks and wide eyed enthusiasm that wears its influences on its sleeve and will hold its own amongst their peers such as Male Bonding and Let’s Wrestle
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6.2
24785
6.2 |
Pitchfork
Despite the brisk tempos and the frazzled guitar tone, it's all too approachable to classify as punk rather than power pop
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6.0
25065
6.0 |
NME
They somehow manage to pull it off without sounding like shit facsimiles of Wavves or No Age
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6.0
24931
6.0 |
Uncut
Almost transcends its influences. Almost. Print edition only
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6.0
25568
6.0 |
Q
Could be Teenage Fanclub with Thurston Moore operating the desk
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6.0
25985
6.0 |
The Irish Times
They follow the Pavement to scruffy pop heaven with superbly insistent and infectious fuzzy riffs
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5.0
25442
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Given its short time, it’s unlikely you’ll write home about this one
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5.0
25449
5.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Doesn't carve out a distinctive enough place for itself amid this year’s crop of guitar-wielding miscreants
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5.0
26333
5.0 |
PopMatters
A pleasant enough record, though it could have been a real contender if only maybe more care and attention had been given to sculpting a sound that is genuinely something Mazes could call their own
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5.0
30630
5.0 |
No Ripcord
There’s no escaping the fact that although Mazes are quite capable of a good tune, there’s often very little to separate one track from the next
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