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9.0
40216
9.0 |
PopMatters
Rather than leading Krug to indulge in his noodling fantasies, Siinai seems to have forced him to the other end of the spectrum, the place where hooks reign supreme
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9.0
40246
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
This is possibly the least difficult record Krug has put his name to
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9.0
40740
9.0 |
The Fly
It’s the sound of the usually hyperactive Krug struggling to restrain himself that fills the record with such wonderful tension
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8.3
40304
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
This record sees Krug teaming up with a Finnish krautrock band and departing significantly from the sound of Moonface’s first two records
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8.3
40228
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Juggling minimalism and majesty, Krug elegantly conducts every one of Siinai’s fluttering, kosmische pulses into the numb room behind his sternum
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8.0
40206
8.0 |
Q
Heartbraking Bravery's pop sensibilities take Moonface out of his bizarre world and into a place much more accessible. Print edition only
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8.0
40201
8.0 |
The Skinny
Some of Krug’s most satisfyingly direct material to date
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8.0
40202
8.0 |
Evening Standard
An ambitious, impressive collection, and about time
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8.0
40483
8.0 |
Spin
A listening experience that's harrowing and gripping and, no matter how you come at it, moving. In other words, it remains true to its title
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8.0
40255
8.0 |
Beats Per Minute
A very, very solid and good album (and it works best as an album), and Krug has created his most accessible venture with his Moonface name
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7.1
40197
7.1 |
Pitchfork
Though Heartbreaking Bravery is an improvement on Organ Music, it's a little misleading to speak of Moonface in linear, progress-oriented terms. The project is amorphous on purpose, a sort of open-ended mantle for whoever Krug feels like collaborating with in the future
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7.0
40199
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Despite Heartbreaking Bravery’s many victories, it still feels like there’s a piece of the jigsaw missing – you’d be reluctant to assert that Krug is giving this project his full attention, or indeed prioritising it over any of his others
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7.0
40196
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Has the air of a project to it rather than a vital artistic pursuit. But projects are often worthwhile, and certainly this is an engaging collection that offers exposure for Siinai and a kick up the arse for Moonface
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7.0
40339
7.0 |
The Quietus
It's riveted with some glorious, soaring moments and the taut kraut-rhythm is a compulsive mesh for the album
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7.0
40253
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
There is darkness in the world, and this is an album that stares it in the eyes and waits for an echo
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6.0
40372
6.0 |
Mojo
A striking stop-gap for Krug and Siinai. Print edition only
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6.0
40585
6.0 |
Prefix
What could be a great album ends up being solid. Because, without a clear personality, all this thumping, spacious sound, which should sound like insistent marching, sounds more often like the shuffling of feet
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6.0
40204
6.0 |
NME
Four-minute micro-epics which sometimes mine the icy ambition of pre-megastardom Simple Minds
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5.5
40310
5.5 |
Bowlegs
Just too much of a bitter pill to swallow in its entirety
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