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8.0
44748
8.0 |
The Guardian
Equally in thrall to retro sounds – a bit of rockabilly, a shot of Merseybeat – and sings his love/frustration songs with a similar breathy ardour
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8.0
44764
8.0 |
NME
The Londoner has used the past to forge a new path for himself - and it's paved with massive tunes
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8.0
45442
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Although the album suffers from a lack of shape (play it on shuffle and you won’t notice), McGuinness has enough personality to carry that off as consistency
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7.0
44872
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
What may initially appear to be vacuous pastiche with the odd flash of brilliance gradually becomes a hugely impressive release strung together with deceptively complex, unmistakably modern musings
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7.0
44781
7.0 |
Clash
From its very first note, this second solo album from the London-based singer-songwriter is a jolt of muscular, grown-up pop
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7.0
44751
7.0 |
The Fly
He’s aiming to balance a newfound style with a retro substance
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6.0
44777
6.0 |
Evening Standard
Nothing original but no cause for head-butting either
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6.0
44765
6.0 |
Q
Playful inventive experiment in 21st-century power pop. Print edition only
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6.0
44749
6.0 |
The Irish Times
If there’s a problem, it’s the ring of over-familiarity about most of the music; McGuinness just needs to tweak here and there, and he’ll surely be a borderline genius
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6.0
44746
6.0 |
musicOMH
An uneven album, but in parts an immensely satisfying one
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6.0
44747
6.0 |
BBC
Flashes of imagination can’t quite satisfy expectations for this second album
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6.0
44783
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Packs a sly wit and a melodic punch which, at its best, recalls early Squeeze and Talking Heads circa Remain in Light
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6.0
44959
6.0 |
The Observer
A cocksure, jaunty blend of art-rock strut and rockabilly jangle
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5.0
44822
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
You will love this album for the sound of this album, which is just as well seeing as all-but-three of these tracks sound almost precisely the same
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4.0
44782
4.0 |
The Independent
Eugene McGuinness has never been one to use a ukulele when he could employ a full orchestra, but on The Invitation to the Voyage he badly over-eggs sometimes slight material
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4.0
44750
4.0 |
The Skinny
Bright points make it difficult to write Invitation to the Voyage off completely, but celebrating it proves more difficult still
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4.0
44771
4.0 |
Mojo
This record often runs on the spot rather than making a giant leap into new territory. Print edition only
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