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9.0
47048
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It encapsulates what makes them so unique while subtly expanding and pushing forward their sound, and as such must be viewed a real triumph
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9.0
47386
9.0 |
Bowlegs
Truly special. It’s a depiction of hope out of sickness
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9.0
47530
9.0 |
All Music
Wolf is as honest and, in a greater sense, as generous a songwriter as we have, and Mumps, Etc. may be his finest gift yet
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8.0
47047
8.0 |
The Skinny
Brilliantly produced and sequenced; instrumentation is rich and ornate (heavenly harps and ethereal bells abound) and the pace of proceedings, with a rapped number often followed by a sung one, helps it gel fantastically
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8.0
47212
8.0 |
DIY
Anyone with a shred of interest in Yoni Wolf’s idiosyncratic talents will find much to savour on a very impressive return
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7.8
47052
7.8 |
Beats Per Minute
It has a great deal more rapping, and at the best moments Yoni sounds top of his game, but at the same time, he’s still singing away, and he’s incorporating more and more live instrumentation
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7.4
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7.4 |
Paste Magazine
Home to some of the frontman’s most compelling rhymes, and there’s a narrative flow here that gives even the most skippable tracks momentum
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7.0
47555
7.0 |
The Quietus
While we often expect clarity of thought from our favourite lyricists, Wolf's admission that he doesn't hold all the answers makes these songs all the more relatable and poignant
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7.0
47757
7.0 |
No Ripcord
The band are a shade or two less engaging than we’re used to
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7.0
47057
7.0 |
NME
Worrying about oversharing has never been Californian rapper and Anticon co-founder Yoni Wolf’s bag
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7.0
47142
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
An assured, thematically united set
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
Mumps finds Wolf at his most crisp and confident—and it’s uncomfortable
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6.5
49142
6.5 |
Under The Radar
There's enough here to more than make up for their last few years of radio silence
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6.0
47548
6.0 |
musicOMH
There's enough humour in the words and inventiveness in the production to keep coming back to these songs
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6.0
47498
6.0 |
Prefix
Where on previous efforts even Wolf’s grimmest death wishes had a certain joie de vivre, here he just sounds bored -- or worse, like a wet blanket
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6.0
47277
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Though it sounds messy, Mumps holds itself together with Wolf’s world-weary musings on wellness
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5.5
47317
5.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The problem isn’t that there’s too much moaning, it’s just that it’s not done with the wit or insight we’ve come to expect from Wolf, nor is it backed up by beats or melodies that are consistently up to standard
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4.0
47056
4.0 |
Q
A message that life is, you know, a bit shit and stuff isn't good enough any more. Print edition only
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2.8
47190
2.8 |
Pitchfork
At the very least, Mumps, etc. creates a new wrinkle in discussing what "career suicide" can really mean
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