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Painting

Ocean Colour Scene

Painting

Album number ten for the Birmingham britpop veterans

ADM rating[?]

5.5

Label
Cooking Vinyl
UK Release date
11/02/2013
US Release date
10/02/2013
  1. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    We’re probably never going to hear Ocean Colour Scene beat ‘Moseley Shoals’, but the vast majority of this record is certainly a return to form
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Painting just proves that Ocean Colour Scene is a band you can depend on to make some glorious and thoughtful music that only panders to its members’ joy of classic pop. Enjoy this record. It’s great
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  3. 6.0 |   NME

    Now they're safely out of what passes for fashion, their retroisms sound more loving than offensive
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  4. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    They’re still as retro as ever, and they still have an unerring ear for a catchy, where-have-I-heard-that-before hook
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  5. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    As a whole, Painting is not a bad effort, with some nice tunes, though it’s all a bit dull and predictable: good brushwork but lacking inspiration
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  6. 5.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    There’s something for everyone, and OCS do well to cater to a crowd who are afraid of falling with the rest of us into the future
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  7. 5.0 |   Uncut

    The Moseley mods continue to rehash the first two Traffic albums expertly. Print edition only

  8. 4.0 |   Q

    Lacking in originality or imagination. Print edition only

  9. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only


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