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Drowned In Sound
Haines is not mad. He is an artist in the truest sense, and for that he is to be applauded
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musicOMH
His songwriting is still impeccable. His skill with a melody means that he effortlessly turns the oddest, bleakest subject matter into perfectly crafted ‘pop’ songs - of a sort
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Mojo
Engrossing paean to wrestling's heyday. Print edition only
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PopMatters
Vocally, Haines’ delivery still feels like the aural equivalent of a pillow wrapped in barbed wire, but enough listening to the man makes one realize that there is no more appropriate method of singing
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The Quietus
An album that does much to encourage the here and now as it does to paint an impression of a time long gone
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The Guardian
You struggle to think of another songwriter who'd make a concept album about wrestlers, let alone one like this, as strange and beguiling as the lost world it describes
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Daily Telegraph
Its low-budget weirdness will have you laughing into the new year
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BBC
This is a perfect, 30-minute, 10-song album that demands to be treated as one long symphonic pop masterpiece
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The Irish Times
Music that touches on trippy pop and ambient spoken word
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7.0
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No Ripcord
Even if it is a minor work, Haines is one of the most distinct singer songwriters working today and probably couldn't be boring if he tried
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Independent on Sunday
Half George Harrison, half Keith West
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Uncut
While the lyrics crackle, the music seems like an afterthought. Print edition only
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NME
In capturing the grim patina of 70s Britain, it's a prickly success. Print edition only
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