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9.0
38653
9.0 |
BBC
Weller throws it all in on this record: experiment as far as he can take it, emotion as far as he will allow. To these ears it's a heady, and brilliant, combination
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8.0
38761
8.0 |
NME
The sound of Weller growing old the only way he could - not particularly gracefully, but with no small amount of style. Print edition only
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8.0
38802
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Combines the urgency of Wake Up The Nation with the boundary pushing of 22 Dreams
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8.0
38812
8.0 |
Evening Standard
All things considered, it’s hard to think of a bolder, braver or better Weller album
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8.0
38818
8.0 |
The Guardian
You have to marvel that a 53-year-old man can still make music so brimming with adventure
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8.0
38616
8.0 |
The Independent
These are sonic kicks, first and foremost, and barely a track passes by without an acid-fried aural equivalent of a mushroomed sunset, with swathes of backwards guitars, whining synths and sundry effects
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8.0
38637
8.0 |
Uncut
Sonik Kicks is Weller's bring-it-all-back-home album
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8.0
38649
8.0 |
Q
Weller is in the midst of a supersonic prime. Print edition only
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8.0
38886
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Now he's rediscovered his creative spark, it's a shame he hasn't rekindled his political radicalism. Maybe next time. For now, this amounts to his most enjoyable LP since Our Favourite Shop
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8.0
38924
8.0 |
PopMatters
A stunner
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8.0
39103
8.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
This is a proper grown up record of which he is rightly proud, light years from punk rock but cut from the same cloth
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8.0
39104
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Sonically speaking, Weller seriously kicks it
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8.0
39282
8.0 |
No Ripcord
A fascinating album which shows that Weller has the nous and skill to evolve and
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7.0
38961
7.0 |
DIY
He’s a musician in the same way that he was in 1976. He wants to make albums, and he wants to make good ones. Which is exactly what he’s done
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7.0
39552
7.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Weller and Simon Dine, his producer, have served up an album which proves that Weller is still very much a relevant artist and long may this career renaissance continue
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7.0
39714
7.0 |
Blurt
Weller gives his listeners yet another impressive jolt
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7.0
40835
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Weller might be more reliable and consistent back on the old Stanley Road – but he’s a heck of a lot more fun right here, right now
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7.0
40872
7.0 |
FasterLouder
If one thing can be taken from the record, it is that Weller is certainly not out of ideas, and it is highly unlikely that Sonik Kicks will be a swansong
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
Weller’s silk-and-smoke voice sounds as good as ever, and his status as a soulful, folky, yet forceful songsmith remains ironclad. Next time around, though, an extra round of editing might not hurt
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6.7
39350
6.7 |
Paste Magazine
While the innovation is rewarding, the album’s scattershot approach limits its effectiveness
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6.5
39158
6.5 |
Pitchfork
As admirable as it is that Weller is still playing with his formula and searching for something new to do with it, the electronics here do the songs few favors
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6.0
39101
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Sonik Kicks completes a neat trilogy with Wake Up The Nation and its consciously eclectic, sprawling predecessor 22 Dreams. This album is considerably shorter but still pulsing with interesting sounds
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6.0
38893
6.0 |
The Observer
There are pop songs, such as "That Dangerous Age", a glam reading of a Kinks tune, and songs that faintly recall David Bowie or even Damon Albarn
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6.0
38615
6.0 |
musicOMH
Throughout Sonik Kicks, it somehow feels as if the Krautrock vibe is a needless intrusion, an unnecessary welding and meshing of styles. Because when Weller drops the appendages, he is still an artist of depth and soul
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6.0
38641
6.0 |
Mojo
Weller is in serious danger of giving 'dadrock' a good name. Print edition only
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6.0
39528
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
On repeated plays this neon-lit shock of space-fueled dad-rock does get better. But it’s still far too conventional
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5.0
39349
5.0 |
Spin
Britpop Modfather swaps retromania for contemporary eclecticism, overwrought production, under-cooked tunes
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4.0
38909
4.0 |
State
In another era, Weller might have seen recession and riots and urged “shout to the top”. On Sonik Kicks however, showing his age and priorities, the Modfather croons a lullaby with his daughter
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4.0
38825
4.0 |
The Irish Times
It aims to be all things to all people, but far too often falls miserably short of the target
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