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8.0
37381
8.0 |
musicOMH
Leaner and more focused than their free-wheeling debut, Sweet Sour is a little gem in a sea of tired guitar bands
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8.0
37396
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Let there be drums; let there be bass; let there be guitar; let there be rock
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8.0
37425
8.0 |
Uncut
Shameless yet sexy trad rock. Print edition only
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8.0
37532
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Bassist Emma Richardson saves the day with her sweet vocals, which, in addition to some decent tunes, lift Sweet Sour out of the rut of expectation
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8.0
39913
8.0 |
Blurt
Sweet Sour is aggressive, dark, sultry but, at the same time, an extremely beautiful record
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7.9
37400
7.9 |
Paste Magazine
In this millennium, there are seldom few “rock bands” creating music with a shelf-life. Band of Skulls appear to be in this game for the long haul
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7.5
37403
7.5 |
Beats Per Minute
Deceptively simple on the outside, there appears to be a great amount of attention paid towards the little details: song arrangements, dynamics and sounds
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7.5
37390
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Band Of Skulls have cracked enough noggins here to really cause an industry ruckus. The countdown to lift-off has begun; twinkling in the distance, stardom awaits to receive them
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7.0
37453
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Throughout the album, the dueling harmonies from guitarists/vocalists Russell Marsden and Emma Richardson situate the vast, humid instrumentation in romantic territory
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6.0
37508
6.0 |
The Independent
It's pleasant enough – and I prefer the more experimental stuff – but somehow lacks the cutting edge
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6.0
37513
6.0 |
The Guardian
A showcase for Marsden's power-riffing. It's all entirely listenable, if not what you might expect
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6.0
37573
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Consists largely of riff-heavy hard rock and electric blues in a White Stripes/Black Keys vein
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6.0
37588
6.0 |
Mojo
These 10 tracks are sweeter than they are sour. Print edition only
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6.0
37626
6.0 |
DIY
An album worthy of repeated listens but limited by its inability to adapt and enrapture a change of pace often just representing a drop in quality
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6.0
37658
6.0 |
The Scotsman
If the Southampton trio did not exist, you would have to invent them to fill that White Stripes shaped hole in your life
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6.0
37393
6.0 |
BBC
They still have enough primitive power to brush past any road blocks, but they could do with tweaking their formula somewhat if they don’t want to run out of gas
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6.0
37410
6.0 |
NME
Proficient, precision-executed blues-rock with few genuine surprises
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6.0
37414
6.0 |
Q
Their moment seemed to have passed: it's come around again. Print edition only
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6.0
38075
6.0 |
FasterLouder
A strong collection of songs that will satisfy fans of their first album
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6.0
38601
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The band does loud and lurching as well they do as caustic and drifting, but catharsis never quite comes — the singers just manage to keep each other in check. In a way, it's touching
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5.0
37386
5.0 |
PopMatters
Sweet Sour suffers from a lack of creativity and strange pacing
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4.0
37847
4.0 |
State
If insanity really is doing the same thing over and over again, Band of Skulls may well have gone certifiably bananas
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4.0
37506
4.0 |
The Irish Times
On the surface, Band of Skulls seem tightly bound to grimy garage rock, but dispersing softer, almost folk-laced songs in between the bruising riffs creates an odd balance
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4.0
37539
4.0 |
The Fly
There’s a slick polish to ‘Sweet Sour’ that saps this Southampton trio’s music of life
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