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Early Fragments

Fear of Men

Early Fragments

The Brighton atmospheric indie-pop four piece, ready to take on the US, gather up their early singles and put them all onto one record

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Kanine Records
UK Release date
11/02/2013
US Release date
12/02/2013
  1. 9.0 |   All Music

    Equal parts understated pop hooks, 4AD styled shrouds of mystery, and art school dropout existential pondering
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  2. 8.5 |   Prefix

    The tracks on Early Fragments are disjointed in terms of their release date and the band’s maturity. But this is to their credit, as the juxtapositioning only adds to the unpolished, lo-fi nature of their material
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    ‘Early Fragments’ is exactly that – a bit fragmented, given that none of the songs were written to sit alongside each other
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  4. 7.0 |   DIY

    Let's hope they take this well-assembled sound and craft something a little more exhilarating so it's truly memorable
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  5. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Considering the growing confidence, Fear of Men should be able to follow that up with a strong LP quite readily
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  6. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    It demonstrates Fear of Men’s impressive consistency and how compelling their Smiths-meet-Echobelly glib songs were from the off
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  7. 6.5 |   The 405

    If any of the brilliance on offer here in Early Fragments is developed upon, we're in for a great future with this band
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  8. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    A mildly enjoyable set of songs, whose lackadaisical delivery and spacey major second chords could easily accompany my Sunday afternoon nap
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