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8.0
40648
8.0 |
musicOMH
There's more emphasis on guitars, and they appear to have ingested a whole load of pharmaceuticals, but at heart they're a great pop band
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8.0
40678
8.0 |
Mojo
Bright, snappy and instantly infectious hooks. Print edition only
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8.0
40742
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Mature, reflective, intelligent, Americana-inflected
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8.0
40747
8.0 |
The Observer
They're not the first London boys to start waxing lyrical about "12 gauges" and the "old interstate", but the results are almost always convincing
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8.0
40778
8.0 |
The Scotsman
A record which emphasises Mystery Jets’ place as one of our most adventurous guitar groups
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8.0
40783
8.0 |
Clash
Simply a superb collection of beautifully captured moments
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8.0
40818
8.0 |
NME
While other Brit rockers come over all starry-eyed and reverent when making their would-be Great American Album, ‘Radlands’ is about as authentically Yankee as Christian Bale’s mid-Atlantic drawl, and just dandy for it
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8.0
40894
8.0 |
Art Rocker
Though some tracks could have been more ruthlessly edited, this is another fine transmission from one of our greatest bands
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8.0
40977
8.0 |
The Quietus
Radlands displays a new direction and confidence and shows that, while their old mucker Emerson Lonestar might be stuck with his dodgy nun, Mystery Jets' journey unfolds ever new
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8.0
41105
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
While some will be put-off by the shift in direction, it has served to reignite a band who were getting lost in their own formula and predictability
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8.0
41186
8.0 |
PopMatters
The album of their career
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7.0
41378
7.0 |
FasterLouder
There is punch in those muddy guitars, and genuineness in the tales of Emerson Lonestar that solidify what appears to be a serious dedication to a newfound sound
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7.0
40657
7.0 |
AU Review
Radlands once again demonstrates Blaine Harrison and co’s uncanny ability to adapt and bend with the prevailing musical winds
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7.0
40653
7.0 |
BBC
While no longer the carefree creatures of their early records, Mystery Jets sound as bracingly hit-and-miss as they’ve ever done on Radlands, and for that much alone we can be thankful
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7.0
41645
7.0 |
The AU Review
Radlands feels like an experimentation pulled off by great musicians whose strengths lie in creating catchy riffs and lyrical tales that capture the listener
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6.0
40654
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s the sound of a band trying on a different persona to see if it works
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6.0
40656
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A place of bitter emotions and broken ambition, Radlands encapsulates its geographic influences better than the Mystery Jets could have possibly intended
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6.0
40649
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Darker than anything they've done before, it's a welcome change of pace from the disappointingly conventional Serotonin and captures the charm of their exciting debut Making Dens
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6.0
41556
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
They’re a sunshine band, you’d dance to them at a festival but the music would languish unplayed at home
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6.0
40795
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s taken a while for Mystery Jets to discover who they are, but finally they have, and they’re coming to a CB radio near you. God save the past
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5.4
42556
5.4 |
Pitchfork
The problem with Radlands is that, armed with the potential to go wild with a new bag of tricks, Mystery Jets often become as conservatively minded as parts of the state whose outline graces the album's cover
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5.0
40677
5.0 |
Uncut
Blaine Harrison's men have a mind to ramble. Print edition only
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5.0
40688
5.0 |
Bowlegs
Maybe heading into the big wide open seemed like a good idea when originally conceived, but by the time we get to Lost in Austin the title seems a little too close to home
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4.5
42364
4.5 |
Beats Per Minute
The predictable melodic twists and some truly awful lyrics will likely prove too much to endure
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4.0
42610
4.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Most of the album simply falls flat melodically, lyrically, or both
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4.0
40699
4.0 |
The Guardian
Lacking the bounce or charm of previous efforts
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