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9.0
31622
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
A very well-crafted debut
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8.0
31786
8.0 |
NME
Their debut is a hymn to maturation
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8.0
31895
8.0 |
The Guardian
It's as taut and accomplished as any British rock album this year
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8.0
30243
8.0 |
The Fly
Hurtles head first into the heart of darkness and emerges as both brazenly untimely and sumptuously absurd
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8.0
30244
8.0 |
Q
Big things surely beckon. Print edition only
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8.0
30245
8.0 |
Mojo
A triumph, Consummately navigating through beautiful lows and, at the last on White Chapel, exhilarating sky-highs. Print edition only
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8.0
32313
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A band blessed with stealth, steel and, as much as they loathe it, an overarching sense of the indie mainland. Rest assured, their world of pain is being put to good effect
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8.0
33034
8.0 |
PopMatters
It is unfair to repeatedly compare S.C.U.M. to The Horrors, but that Again Into Eyes is on par with The Horrors’ sophomore release Primary Colours is a very hopeful sign
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8.0
33103
8.0 |
Under The Radar
A magnificent opening salvo ... recalls the fuck-all attitude and melodies of David Bowie and Brian Eno circa their '70s glam phase
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7.0
33073
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It will be interesting to hear what direction they are planning to take their striking sound next
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7.0
32359
7.0 |
Bowlegs
S.C.U.M can be quietly proud of their debut, which at once manages to prove the band’s detractors wrong and serve as an indication that this particular brand of British post-punk is here to stay
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7.0
31915
7.0 |
BBC
There’s a sense that S.C.U.M. are only just beginning, and the promise here suggests you should mark them for future greatness
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6.7
32414
6.7 |
Pitchfork
The band relies less on sharp, mix-piercing leads than on amorphous washes from which the melodies gently emerge-- it's an accomplished sound
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6.0
32891
6.0 |
The Quietus
This album falls victim to the more-is-more syndrome. It douses otherwise stronger and more distinctive songs in far more reverb and echo than it needs
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6.0
33427
6.0 |
The AU Review
This is not a pop album as such but an album of noise, layers and sounds which dabbles healthily in melody and dance
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6.0
34320
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
Like a less-manic Joy Division, or a more straightforward Bauhaus
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6.0
32231
6.0 |
Spin
This guitarless London quartet tries to seduce you with darkly ambient keyboard flourishes, ghostly vocals, and a bold disavowal of obvious hooks
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6.0
31107
6.0 |
Uncut
A surprisingly groovy pop record. Print edition only
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