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10.0
43457
10.0 |
State
A pretty much flawless album
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9.0
43372
9.0 |
Rave Magazine
Melodies and rhythms take on an immediacy that allows the direct access to the dance floor and plenty of headspace up with the clouds
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8.3
43134
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Accessibility and clarity have been sacrificed to make way for this beautiful and natural portrayal of a parents’ love
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8.0
43116
8.0 |
Spin
Starry-eyed duo's dubby bass adds necessary earthy wobble to moony melodies and kosmische keyboard plinks
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8.0
43128
8.0 |
Prefix
Transforms the mundane into the magnificent, slowly but surely edging out all other summer listening options
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8.0
43013
8.0 |
DIY
Mixes accessible pop sounds with lo-fi dub-psych experimentation; giving old and new fans something to enjoy
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8.0
42964
8.0 |
The Guardian
A fluid, ecstatic dance of blips and bleeps that reflects the couple's love of sound, of cosmic psychedelia, dub, art-rock, electronica and everything in between. The result is the best album Peaking Lights have yet recorded
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8.0
42969
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Peaking Lights make music that turns limited means and an artsy angle into something profoundly universal
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8.0
42971
8.0 |
Mojo
There's a cosmic power and lack of guile throughout this album that might, to those more hippily inclined, seem like a sign of pure hearts and noble spirits within. Print edition only
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8.0
42977
8.0 |
Q
Boasts a more cohesive sound but without sacrificing the duo's Eastern-inflected allure. Print edition only
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8.0
43477
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A welcomed contribution to the lo-fi genre they know and love
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7.9
43090
7.9 |
Pitchfork
Lucifer is just their third album, and yet it's unmistakably drenched in their specific brand of patience and calm
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7.8
44046
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
This is a record destined for much wider appeal
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7.5
42966
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In comparison to the murky haze and subterranean hiss that’s placed the band’s past output in some smoke-filled basement filled with water-damaged analogue kit, there’s also a startling clarity and brightness about the proceedings
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7.0
42993
7.0 |
The Fly
Although it doesn’t stray hugely from the meandering blueprint of last year’s ‘936’, ‘Lucifer’ throbs with warmth, occupying a dreamy hinterland beyond Big Youth and Beach House
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7.0
43008
7.0 |
musicOMH
Peaking Lights’ music is slow to reveal itself and unfolds gracefully, at its own pace. But there’s enough clarity and melody here to suggest that Peaking Lights might yet light the world
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7.0
42972
7.0 |
NME
It's more chillout room than chillwave, all dub and little step, and the better for all of that
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7.0
43088
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Lucifer is definitely not for everyone, but for some it will be their album of the year
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7.0
43508
7.0 |
BBC
There’s a gently propulsive tug here that echoes Kraftwerk, Popol Vuh and new-age drones almost as much as dub influences
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6.0
43093
6.0 |
The Quietus
Music of this kind of trippy, dubby, cosmic kind tends to become a bit wafty if it's all too wide-eyed and wonder-kissed
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6.0
42973
6.0 |
Uncut
It's all very becalming, but not quite the nu-psychedelic staging post we were hoping for. Print edition only
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5.5
42970
5.5 |
Bowlegs
Pleasant enough sounds that might be suitable for soundtracking the comedown hour. As for invention, imagination and new ground, don’t be expecting to find any of that here
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5.0
43037
5.0 |
The Digital Fix
Too many of the songs on Lucifer go far beyond the hypnotic and head into boredom as they repeat the same phrase for six or seven minutes
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5.0
43987
5.0 |
PopMatters
The album’s incomplete sound is due to a disparity within the band
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