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7.8
41494
7.8 |
The AU Review
Fans of Conditions may find this album is not at all what they were expecting, but when approached with cautious optimism, it proves overall a rewarding listen
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7.0
41492
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
By no means a failure, it is more the weight of anticipated greatness that dulls the album’s lustre
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7.0
41541
7.0 |
The Fly
An album of admirable bombast, even if it doesn’t always land its punches
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6.0
41493
6.0 |
The Irish Times
U2 may be progenitors of a commonly borrowed formula for stadium rock, but the Australians’ latest efforts emerge as shiny, rounded pop songs, claiming a space somewhere between The Killers and Duran Duran
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6.0
41497
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The Temper’s first album featured a song called Fader, which deserved to be elevated to the first rank of classic pop: the second has nothing to compare with that moment of magic
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6.0
41515
6.0 |
Q
Aussie indie-rockers who should steer clear of the big issues. Print edition only
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6.0
42222
6.0 |
Tone Deaf
It’s not a bad album per se – unless you consider a three-year long wait for an undercooked record a sin – but the chances that it will re-light the fire that ignited their initial hype are less likely
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5.0
42259
5.0 |
FasterLouder
It becomes increasingly obvious how disappointingly unambitious some of the songs are. It all seems a little one note
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5.0
42872
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
While the new album gives Mandagi new fodder for live shows, fans will most likely still be screaming requests for their earlier songs
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5.0
43499
5.0 |
Spin
Aussie arena-softies get squished beneath their own heavy-handed, deadweight lyrical ambitions
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5.0
41629
5.0 |
NME
They have one good songs and countless critics - and unfortunately their new album isn't gonna change that
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4.5
42548
4.5 |
Paste Magazine
The only thing that The Temper Trap’s self-titled album proves is that they may have been a one-hit wonder all along
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4.0
43706
4.0 |
No Ripcord
There are few moments where the songwriting matches the expansive production
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4.0
44438
4.0 |
PopMatters
The Temper Trap want to be a very serious band making grandiose music. Grandiose music can be very successful, accepting all listeners in its hugeness and making them feel like anything might be possible. But the Temper Trap are rarely able to achieve this
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4.0
41491
4.0 |
The Guardian
The Temper Trap weigh in on the London riots via the kind of windy cliches that would make Coldplay wince
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4.0
41601
4.0 |
Uncut
Not quite criminal, but close. Print edition only
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