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Evans The Death

Evans The Death

Evans The Death

Debut album from the female-fronted brash melodic grunge pop band from London

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7.0

Label
Fortuna Pop!
UK Release date
02/04/2012
US Release date
03/04/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The fact it not only stands its own, but stands out is testament to the quality of songwriting contained within
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    Manage to make humdrum everyday existence sound quite magical. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    A pop band is a pop band, and Evans the Death hasn’t invented anything new. What they have done is write twelve brilliant songs
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  4. 8.0 |   Spin

    Foos-meets-Smiths guitar-pop made sweeter by frontwoman Katherine Whitaker's holy-shit vocal work
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  5. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Her raw emotion blends with slashing,whirling guitars to inject paralysis with weird power
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  6. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    An enjoyable listen for anyone yearning for fuzzed-out power pop
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  7. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Fizzy, charging, loud indie pop songs, some reflective moments and the impression underneath that there’s plenty of room for development from this point
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  8. 7.0 |   DIY

    Full of promise in bitesize two-minute chunks
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  9. 7.0 |   A.V. Club

    More wordy than wise
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  10. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Evans The Death will fill all kinds of Echobelly or Catatonia-shaped pieces in the jigsaw of your listening habits
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  11. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    If they can stop swamping the tunes, album number two could be on a whole other level
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  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Sparkling UK indie debut, ending on a terrific downbeat. Print edition only

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