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13.0.0.0.0

This Town Needs Guns

13.0.0.0.0

Second album from the Oxford math rockers, now a trio

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6.4

Label
Sargent House
UK Release date
21/01/2013
US Release date
22/01/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    13.0.0.0.0 is packed to the brim with more memorable guitar hooks and vocal melodies than the group's fans are accustomed to
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  2. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    A very delicate and circularly rhythmic distinctiveness, which is also infused with pop-influenced complexity
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  3. 8.0 |   Art Rocker

    While this is the TTNG that many know and love, the odd curveball that comes in the shape of an acoustic flourish or a choppy electronic beat definitely prevents the math-party from going stale
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  4. 7.3 |   Beats Per Minute

    A band that writes emotionally affecting songs instead of merely a group of quirky instrumentalists with an above average command of their form
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  5. 6.0 |   Q

    The virtuoso musicianship largely eclipses Henry Tremain's insipid vocals. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   DIY

    The marked originality of 'Animals' has dissipated and in its place there is a settled approach of what could be described as math pop
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  7. 6.0 |   The 405

    It's technically impressive, as if that ever wasn't going to be the case considering the calibre of its players
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Strikes a fine balance between complexity and enjoyability, forging an impressively unique path of their own design
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  9. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The guitar lines are too clean, the drums too halting; emotion is lost under a sheen that leaves a desire for distortion or a slipped finger
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  10. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    There’s something to be said about the way which TTNG deliberately underplay a type of music that could be much more grandiose than it sounds to be. But sometimes, boiling things down to an acronym, to a concise summary, isn’t the wisest move; sometimes it’s worth firing off a gun or two
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  11. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    13.0.0.0.0. is frustrating. Its fervent technicality can leave it feeling soulless, lacking grit, bite or real emotion
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