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8.5
51184
8.5 |
Bowlegs
This record is a testament to reinvention and the ambition to surpass the herds of Peter Pans that plague the broad and saturated indie rock genre
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8.5
51243
8.5 |
The Quietus
It's the first great guitar album of the year – stimulating, idiosyncratic, occasionally challenging, but most importantly, jam-packed full of proper tunes
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8.0
51185
8.0 |
All Music
A showcase of the band's strengths that finds an original band settling in and taking their ideas to the next level of clever
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8.0
51500
8.0 |
BBC
The decision to produce it themselves may have been as much about finances as control, but they’ve captured their key elements in full colour
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8.0
51616
8.0 |
The Guardian
Marvellous, and highly recommended
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8.0
51732
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
‘Ores & Minerals’ exhibits a progression of a more singular and broad approach to musical craft and it’s an assurance of the ambitious direction Mazes are heading in
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8.0
51182
8.0 |
musicOMH
The work of a daring group of young men who are experimenting with their sound and exploring every facet of their musical knowledge
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8.0
52881
8.0 |
Q
Despite the DIY aesthetic there's a new confidence in the indie trio. Print edition only
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7.7
51904
7.7 |
Pitchfork
You can still hear traces of other bands here, but Mazes' sound now is more an idiosyncratic hybrid than an enthusiastic photocopy
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7.5
51183
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
There’s a tightness and economy to the sound that makes the album sound excitingly different
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7.0
51186
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Despite some faults, Mazes have delivered a welcome follow up, and if the standout tracks had been condensed to an EP, they might have had an even greater impact
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7.0
51251
7.0 |
DIY
To follow a critically and publicly popular debut with something not only different but also less accessible and immediate is ambitious, brave, and worthy of respect in itself
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6.4
51320
6.4 |
AltSounds
A record on which Mazes broaden their horizons, expand their palette, and explore their passions and this comes through in every facet of the record, it just needs refining
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6.0
51238
6.0 |
NME
Maturity is nice, but is it wrong to want the fun times back?
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6.0
54128
6.0 |
PopMatters
It is hard for me to gage how kids who have never listened to Pavement or Guided by Voices might react to this stuff; the genre references are waist deep and smell of stale beer
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4.0
51447
4.0 |
The Digital Fix
This is an album that is likely to be left unloved on the shelves of many a disappointed fan
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