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10.0
36561
10.0 |
The Skinny
A work of great depth that begs many repeat visits
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8.5
38026
8.5 |
The 405
It is, frankly, a phenomenal record
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8.3
37001
8.3 |
A.V. Club
No longer cloaked in extraneous sounds, The Twilight Sad’s ominous songwriting comes to the fore
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8.0
37108
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Every transition they’ve made has taken them closer to a sound that matches their downtrodden bearing
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8.0
36900
8.0 |
DIY
It’s this combination of the familiar and the new which makes 'No One Can Ever Know' a synthesised and sinister success - a tense and absorbing record that creates its own world for you to live in
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8.0
36929
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
A tormented, blurry rock and roll assault voiced by Scotland's most intriguing vocalist since Aidan Moffat
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8.0
36982
8.0 |
AU Review
Not only an unexpectedly ambitious career peak, this is the soundtrack to dancing the night away and happily mulling it over the next da
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8.0
36996
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Represents a full, flavoursome soup of dark, anthemic Caledonica
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8.0
36658
8.0 |
Uncut
James Graham's ragged brogue remains deeply affecting, humanising this unsettling music. Print edition only
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8.0
36715
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Purer than innocence and richer than gold
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8.0
36720
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A strained but nonetheless brilliant third [album]
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8.0
36741
8.0 |
State
With luck, these big, dark songs will get played in big, dark rooms packed with people
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8.0
36253
8.0 |
musicOMH
A thrillingly captivating album
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8.0
36426
8.0 |
BBC
A cold ruined cityscape of distorted guitars, trembling bass, melodramatic synth-strings, and a snare battered remorselessly throughout
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8.0
37404
8.0 |
Q
Eschews any previous blueprint by drafting in Andrew Weatherall for what they describe as "ant-production". Print edition only
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7.6
37466
7.6 |
Beats Per Minute
If they’re going to keep changing, everything on an album needs to be engrossing and interesting to keep fans onside, two boxes The Twilight Sad most certainly tick on No One Can Ever Know
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7.4
36770
7.4 |
Pitchfork
Multiple listens reveal layers instead of peaks, and that's to be expected from a band for whom volume and texture meant more than melody
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7.0
36779
7.0 |
Bowlegs
No One Can Ever Know still retains that certain skill for morphing pop-rock into something that is transcendental, aggressive and stark
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7.0
36881
7.0 |
The Fly
Some way off a breakthrough they may be, but they’re still a chilling thrill for those unafraid of the dark
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7.0
37149
7.0 |
PopMatters
An album that rewards patience and careful attention; the band has always known how to capitalize on subtlety, but now it’s the name of the game
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7.0
37054
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The new addition of programmed drums, sequencers, and the blurring between live and programmed drum sounds are the most striking changes
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7.0
37078
7.0 |
Prefix
The kind of album that rewards patience and a willingness to dig into the album's complexity and deeply personal nature
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6.0
37209
6.0 |
The Quietus
The songs are carrying too much weight to be austere, or are too dense to nail that hauntingly stark mindscape the Scots are aiming for
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6.0
36745
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
An overhaul managed well
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6.0
37490
6.0 |
Blurt
Twilight Sad's surly soundscapes continue to carry James Graham's enthralling, heart wrenching vocals and catchy beats
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4.0
38910
4.0 |
Under The Radar
Buzzy, overcrowded,liquid-sheen indie rock that sounds professional in the worst way possible
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4.0
36925
4.0 |
NME
With such little bark, this album will ultimately fall on deaf ears. Print edition only
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