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8.0
48368
8.0 |
Clash
It’s an odd, angular record, but not unapproachable
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8.0
48385
8.0 |
Mojo
For twisted garage buffs, these unsettling sounds are a joy. Print edition only
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8.0
48388
8.0 |
Q
Eccentric as ever, but there's no denying the continued originality of the sound. Print edition only
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8.0
48409
8.0 |
DIY
Free Reign is kaleidoscopic, warped and utterly brilliant
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8.0
48454
8.0 |
The Quietus
Free Reign will satisfy both the long-term observer and those who hop on and off Clinic's long journey into strange
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8.0
48457
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Free Reign is an unsettling album, quietly inspiring fear a little bit at a time
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7.1
48364
7.1 |
Pitchfork
When Clinic take their time, they can build up a bewitching groove
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7.0
48366
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Drifting into a settled space where they’re identifiably their own band with their own aesthetic yet being able to mine new ground within the points they’ve mapped out
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7.0
48482
7.0 |
PopMatters
All in all, Clinic lives up to the title of the album, giving itself free rein to pursue its creative impulses
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7.0
48502
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
To keep making innovative and unsettling music, Clinic need to raise the stakes and start taking the kind of risks that might require them to lose their cool
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7.0
48756
7.0 |
Beats Per Minute
They’ve ironed out their eccentricities, and produced their silkiest and least combative record in the process
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6.5
48367
6.5 |
Under The Radar
If they are changing, it’s at a scarcely detectable speed, like an exciting glacier
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6.0
48365
6.0 |
Tone Deaf
Ade Blackburn’s dark and atmospheric vocals stand-out across the album, adding a dramatic and somewhat infectious texture
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6.0
48369
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Clinic the jam band has some great ideas, but that’s just it. Some great ideas. Not a lot of great ideas
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6.0
48506
6.0 |
Blurt
Subtler, jazzier and ever-so-slightly sexier than previous Clinic outings
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6.0
48535
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The masks are still up on Free Reign, and the hints at human emotion lying behind them aren’t strong enough to attempt to pry in
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6.0
48574
6.0 |
musicOMH
Sits nicely alongside the work of a band which have always been intriguing to listen to
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6.0
48363
6.0 |
The Skinny
Clinic are at their best when their broad sweep of influences is kept in check by their melodic sensibilities
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5.0
48386
5.0 |
Uncut
You would get more out of listening to Clinic's record collection than the band themselves. Print edition only
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