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9.0
50026
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Let It All In sees John Bramwell moving in to a higher league in terms of songwriting, a strong and consistent album that provides I Am Kloot with their definitive work
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8.3
49893
8.3 |
AltSounds
An emotional whirlwind of an album
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8.0
50317
8.0 |
The 405
Bramwell's writing is full of his brutally honest and self deprecating charm
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8.0
49843
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
The idea behind this is to rip off those softening sheets and let the raw edges of Bramwell’s heartbreak stick out
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8.0
49755
8.0 |
Mojo
It's John Bramwell's knack for a kind of 'surely this one must be a cover-version' classicism that impresses most. Print edition only
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8.0
49757
8.0 |
Q
The private jets are still a way off, it seems, but artistic success is theirs. Print edition only
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8.0
49758
8.0 |
Uncut
All kitchen-sink realism and mordant one-liners. Print edition only
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8.0
49749
8.0 |
The Fly
Over far too quickly, it’s another near flawless record from the Manchester trio
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8.0
49751
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It isn’t a straight retread of its orchestral predecessor, and nor does it push the boat out towards more bombast. Instead, Let It All In is a tighter, more relaxed LP, full of beautifully restrained, crafted songs
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8.0
49805
8.0 |
BBC
A consistently intriguing album and, in the long run, may even prove more enduring than its predecessor
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8.0
51026
8.0 |
PopMatters
An album that re-affirms that I Am Kloot and Bramwell in particular, have lost none of their ability to create beautiful music
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8.0
49910
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
May not score for originality, but it marries a downbeat songcraft to an expansive sound
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7.5
49753
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A real consolidation of Kloot’s strengths – minimal production values, unobtrusive drumming and Bramwell’s chipper yet melancholic twang bringing the songs to life
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7.0
49822
7.0 |
DIY
At times it’s so polite and elegant it almost passes you by, yet on every song you’re soon gently overpowered by the sheer heart and homespun wisdom of the lyrics
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7.0
49794
7.0 |
NME
They're in familiar miserably poetic folk-song territory
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7.0
50628
7.0 |
musicOMH
It’s unlikely to win the band many new fans but you don’t get the impression that they care – and that’s probably just how it should be
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6.0
49904
6.0 |
The Observer
There's a pervading drabness that they struggle to shake
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6.0
49855
6.0 |
The Irish Times
I Am Kloot have made another good album, not a great one
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6.0
49868
6.0 |
The Independent
Stylishly rendered in simple instrumental colours, but it's not the cheeriest of experiences
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6.0
49887
6.0 |
Evening Standard
While this Manchester trio still haven’t belatedly hit the mainstream, they now seem to be getting the respect they deserve
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5.0
51253
5.0 |
Tone Deaf
At their best when they scuff up their tracks with maudlin attitude, when they work in some of the grit that Garvey seems so intent on polishing away
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