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9.0
30191
9.0 |
DIY
For some, this will be what his second album should have been; others will say it was the moment when Regan came into his own as a songwriter. We're in the latter camp. Take a bow
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8.5
30982
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Pretty rather than twee, making for an exceedingly pleasing listen
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8.0
30607
8.0 |
BBC
An unhurried set that makes its point lightly, without bluster
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8.0
30443
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Mainstream success will remain elusive; cult status is assured
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8.0
30546
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Leonard Cohen and Simon & Garfunkel are elegantly invoked in the melodies
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8.0
30198
8.0 |
Uncut
Dramatic and ravishing, 100 Acres is some achievement. Print edition only
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8.0
30200
8.0 |
Mojo
A starkly beautiful, unerringly poetic outing. Print edition only
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8.0
30201
8.0 |
NME
Not quite as good an introduction as Fionn Regan’s 2006 Mercury-nominated debut The End Of History but is certainly strong enough to keep the man firmly ensconced on the throne of Irish singer-songwriters
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8.0
30407
8.0 |
The Guardian
You can still glimpse the influence of Dylan and Drake, but the crashing waves of Vodka Sorrow and gossamer sighs of Golden Light find Regan in an experimental world of his own
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8.0
32153
8.0 |
State
his is a confident return from Regan, and possibly his best work yet
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7.0
34886
7.0 |
PopMatters
Musically very different from his debut, particularly in its orchestrated arrangements that give songs such as “The Lake District” and “Lists of Distractions” a rich atmosphere
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7.0
31610
7.0 |
AU Review
With a little more confidence in his own musical voice, this album will be come to be seen as a solid step on the road to the full blossoming of his own identity
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7.0
37709
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Don’t listen to this album when you’re already having a good day: listen to it when you want to pretend the world isn’t a cold, dark place
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6.5
36391
6.5 |
FasterLouder
Gorgeous, highly confident and assured
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6.0
36679
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The album’s understated bleakness could be less uniform and more dynamic, but it’s still a pleasant listening experience
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6.0
30425
6.0 |
The Fly
The whole album sounds both comforting and like a man pushing the boundaries of his song writing skills
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6.0
30400
6.0 |
Clash
Drips with sonic gloss
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6.0
30199
6.0 |
Q
The Irishman returns to what he does best. Print edition only
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6.0
30589
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
He may well have the voice, but Fionn Regan needs something more powerful to convince the record buying judges he’s worth their vote
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6.0
30445
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Orchestrally enhanced, romantic balladry of fair beauty
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5.0
30620
5.0 |
NME
A whole album ... of heartstrung acoustic wallowing can start to feel seriously unhealthy
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4.0
30995
4.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
Pleasant and pretty, but lacking genuine emotional depth
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4.0
30414
4.0 |
The Independent
Bereft of melodies or variegated vocal inflection, the songs pass in a blur of melancholy
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3.5
30190
3.5 |
Bowlegs
Regan is a gifted songwriter who may feel it is time his music reached an even wider audience, and this record may well achieve that. It is, after all, easy listening personified
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2.0
30917
2.0 |
God Is In The TV
A dire excuse of a record
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