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9.0
28272
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musicOMH
It is, all in, absolute genius
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9.0
28377
9.0 |
Slant Magazine
A golden record if ever I've heard one
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9.0
28430
9.0 |
Slant Magazine
A golden record if ever I've heard one
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8.0
28426
8.0 |
The Quietus
On his finest album, Patrick Wolf has become an absolutely superlative pop songwriter
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8.0
28593
8.0 |
FasterLouder
There’s never been a better time nor a better place to start for the unacquainted to explore this Londoner’s extraordinary talents
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8.0
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State
An album about love, plain and simple. Grandiose and always teetering on the brink of OTT, but oh so epic and lush
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
No matter how trite, opulent or downright ridiculous the lyrics or instrumentation, Patrick’s strength of conviction never wanes
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8.0
28379
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NME
For the first time, Wolf is celebrating not what he wants – but what he has
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8.0
28391
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Independent on Sunday
The perfect soundtrack for early summer, and all the possibilities it holds
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8.0
28276
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The Guardian
Wolf, it turns out, is spectacularly good at big, stirring, major-key melodies. The album is dizzy with them
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
For the most part this is a refreshingly optimistic return
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8.0
28360
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Daily Telegraph
Imagine The Cure channelling Bruce Springsteen and you get just a hint of Wolf’s nutty appeal
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8.0
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8.0 |
Entertainment.ie
It's impossible not to be charmed by Patrick Wolf, and Lupercalia is easily his most exhilarating album yet
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8.0
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Q
Never anything less than irresistibly romantic. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Digital Fix
Might just end up being the feel good album of the year
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7.0
28225
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Might not quite reach the heights of lunatic brilliance of its predecessor, but as far as most people's dream of what a proper pop album should be, Lupercalia certainly comes closer than most
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
His best so far
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7.0
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The AU Review
Begins strong but seems to fall into a lull
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7.0
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7.0 |
DIY
Probably his most focused - possibly even his best - since 'Wind in the Wires'. The Wolf's got his bite back
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7.0
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7.0 |
BBC
An all-inclusive love in from one of the UK’s most interesting pop artists
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6.0
28435
6.0 |
The Scotsman
This exotic creature has become less a London Morrissey, more a 21st-century Marc Almond
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6.0
28607
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Sees Wolf attempting to dazzle the listener with his musical ability at every turn
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6.0
28688
6.0 |
Mojo
He's finally shown us why we should care. Print edition only
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6.0
28700
6.0 |
PopMatters
Feels stifled beneath the platitudes of love
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6.0
28738
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
Flamboyant avant-popstar streamlines his sound
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6.0
28586
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
This album is obviously both a renewal and a celebration
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6.0
28387
6.0 |
The Observer
Wolf is in love ... and these songs unabashedly shout that from the rooftops
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
Originally planned as the second half of a double-album, Lupercalia is his most approachable effor
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6.0
28130
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
One of the sweetest records you’ll hear all year
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
27616
6.0 |
The Skinny
While it won’t please those still pining after another Wind in the Wires, it’s got class to spare
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5.3
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Pitchfork
Wolf seems to feel as if self-consciousness grants him a license to go slumming in his most insipid songwriting impulses
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