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9.0
31158
9.0 |
The Fly
Bombay Bicycle Club may have defied expectation again, but with material as strong as this they’re not taking any risks at all
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8.2
31322
8.2 |
Beats Per Minute
One of the most accomplished albums of the year
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8.0
31369
8.0 |
State
What’s staggering is that, for a band who have rushed into their early career with such abandon, just how damn good Bombay Bicycle Club are
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8.0
31552
8.0 |
DIY
Infectiously brilliant lead single 'Shuffle' matches a pleasingly plinky-plonk piano refrain to the a bass line that marks the sound of a good band finding another level
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8.0
32417
8.0 |
PopMatters
A Different Kind of Fix takes derivatives from the band’s native peers, strips them to the core, and rebuilds them as the 2011 model of British alt-rock
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8.0
32456
8.0 |
No Ripcord
This album is a great one, and proof that the band are able and willing to develop and grow their music
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8.0
31209
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Confirmation of BBC's status as the thinking man's indie band
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8.0
31035
8.0 |
NME
Enough talk about reinventions, this is more of an evolution. Bombay Bicycle Club have, quite simply, found themselves
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8.0
30779
8.0 |
The Independent
A shuffling indie-dance style that recalls variously the infectious syncopations of Talking Heads, the baggy grooves of Happy Mondays and the campfire psychedelia of Animal Collective
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8.0
30813
8.0 |
Q
It emerges as a beguiling, brilliant listen. Print edition only
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8.0
30955
8.0 |
Clash
Their strongest album to date by some distance
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8.0
31138
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Filled with soft vocals, upbeat rhythms and refreshingly individual melodies
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7.1
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7.1 |
Paste Magazine
Likable and overwhelmingly pleasant
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7.0
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7.0 |
Pitchfork
Whether you're totally nostalgic for a time when Turin Brakes loomed large or just hoping that the Maccabees and the Vaccines might have a decent album in them at some point, BBC are your pushers
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7.0
31238
7.0 |
musicOMH
BBC ooze potential, are well liked and are never less than highly listenable, but with rather too many influences on show this album feels like a band still trying to search for their own distinctive voice
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7.0
31265
7.0 |
BBC
A mature mix of jaunty and jaundiced
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7.0
31782
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
With this record they’ve proven that there’s a lot more to them than just twee guitar riffs and wobbly melodies
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6.0
31016
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
For all their imperfections they’re still an extremely listenable band, well-honed in the art of smattering their quite good albums with a handful of quite brilliant tunes
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6.0
30803
6.0 |
Uncut
A more lavish affair than previous efforts. Print edition only
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6.0
30810
6.0 |
Mojo
Melodic, gently atmospheric indie rock that often fits the neo-shoegaze paradigm. Print edition only
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6.0
31230
6.0 |
The Observer
The album has a tentative quality which is sometimes beguiling... but often they sound in need of more conviction
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5.5
31086
5.5 |
Bowlegs
The London four-piece have continually changed on each record, which is admirable, but they never dig deep enough to unearth their own voice as a band
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