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9.3
34681
9.3 |
Beats Per Minute
Will strike you as both new sounding and classic, as both fresh and rooted in tradition. Most importantly, it will strike you as a treasure, and probably, as the best album you have heard in a long time
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9.0
34677
9.0 |
BBC
Truly impressive, The Dø gracefully pull off the kind of intriguing ‘oddness’ the likes of Florence Welch strain and wheeze for, and with better tunes
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8.0
34678
8.0 |
DIY
Each track is like a beautifully-crafted story, akin to a Brothers Grimm fairytale and set to an orchestral backing
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8.0
34679
8.0 |
The Guardian
A focused, determined sequel, sharpening their sometimes uneven sound to a dreamy, sepia-tinged set of songs that are far more elegant than the punk-pop-ish titles would let on
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8.0
34682
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There's much lyrical nonsense to relish and the overpowering sense that, at the very least, cult status beckons
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8.0
34687
8.0 |
Uncut
They scored a French chart-topper with A Mouthful, but this terrific sequel feels bigger and better. Print edition only
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8.0
34989
8.0 |
NME
A chaotic record that makes such a racket, you’ll be able to hear Sweden quaking in its boots
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8.0
35113
8.0 |
The Quietus
It takes a few listens for all the oh-but-that-sounds-like moments to dissolve. But then, underneath all the little bites/homages, underneath the idiosyncratic silt, there it is – as it really is. A record that ranges widely without ever feeling tacked-together
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8.0
35126
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A journey through literally every aspect and tendency of modern indie music
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8.0
35608
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Where previously their ideas flew off in all directions, on this record the songs are cleanly-written and build towards strong conclusions
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8.0
36285
8.0 |
PopMatters
Wildly creative music that is both challenging and accessible
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7.5
35802
7.5 |
Pitchfork
Traipses from the Tom Waits-via-Lykke Li boho-hobo hoedown of "Gonna Be Sick!" to charming electro-folk waltz "The Calendar", it makes plenty of detours for unlikely avant-pop percussion and warped vocal effects
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7.0
35806
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Provides an escapist, immediately engaging dreamscape for the listener
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7.0
34778
7.0 |
musicOMH
An album that is best when taken as a whole and wholly intriguing trip into that most treacherous and elusive of terrains: the happy marriage of eccentricity and pop song craft
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7.0
34680
7.0 |
Clash
On a record characterised by intricate sonic details, it’s her voice that captivates the most
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6.0
35860
6.0 |
The Irish Times
What brings you back to the album for more listens, though, is the way the duo combine so many different thematic strands – from melancholic to chaotic to conventional to eccentric – without losing the plot
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4.0
34844
4.0 |
Q
Too often, they meander, relying heavily on Dan Levy's kitsch instrumentation. Print edition only
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4.0
34845
4.0 |
Mojo
For the most part their airy-fairy lyrical approach achieves only universal incomprehensibility. Print edition only
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