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Alone Aboard the Ark

The Leisure Society

Alone Aboard the Ark

The London folk pop band fronted by Nick Hemming and multi-instrumentalist Christian Hardy with their 3rd full-length release

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6.5

Label
Full Time Hobby
UK Release date
01/04/2013
US Release date
16/04/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Alone Aboard The Ark, while remaining unabashedly low-key, seems to embrace a more commercial sound, expanding on their more folky origins to create some gorgeously well-crafted chamber-pop music
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  2. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Confirmation of what an exceptional talent is their songwriter Nick Hemming
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  3. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    The life-affirming melodies and Christian Hardy's heartfelt vocals remain, but are now augmented with a studio playground of vintage and hi-tech equipment
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  4. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An album that moves The Leisure Society forwards, outwards, and upwards, as a band that continues to grow into their story
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  5. 7.0 |   DIY

    Sees them further reaffirming their quaint old-time charms with a release that looks back, while retaining the air of a band who are happily prepared to continue on their own merry way
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  6. 6.5 |   The 405

    A record worth hearing though, and if you're left unfulfilled it'll be out of frustration, not disappointment
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  7. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A quintessential curate's egg, with plenty of earnest folk-rock strummage, and a few brilliant highlights distracting from several songs as weak as their punning titles
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Sweet but insubstantial. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Q

    It's a more commercial, fuller album, even if it does slightly lack the spirit of their previous work. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The Leisure Society have certainly woven a kind of magic here, but with all their era-hopping it falls a little short of the climaxes of their live performances
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  11. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Follows the nuanced compositional flair of The Sleeper (2009) and Into the Murky Water (2011), and boasts a robust production to balance their shambling charm
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  12. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Alone Aboard the Ark doesn’t tackle any major challenges that might have elevated The Leisure Society above an expanding pool of indie folk artists they’re now swimming amongst
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  13. 5.0 |   Clash

    It sways dramatically from their trademark twee English rosiness to some Radio 2 clap trap as bland as your mum’s Buble record
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