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9.0
53998
9.0 |
All Music
Sub Verses offers such a disciplined sense of exploration, multivalent nuance, and commitment in its production and performance; it stands out in an already very distinguished catalog
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8.0
54020
8.0 |
Mojo
10 diversely arranged slabs of leftfield clamour. Print edition only
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8.0
53968
8.0 |
The Skinny
Akron/Family again manage to sound both formidably outré yet instinctively graspable
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7.5
53969
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
They’re one of the few bands who can take on a variety of musical styles and not sound like they’re way out of their comfort zone
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7.5
53990
7.5 |
The 405
Sub Verses may initially scare off the casual listener, but the album reveals itself to be an accomplished work once given time
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7.4
53981
7.4 |
Bowlegs
It doesn’t pack the shock of the new it strives for, but Sub Verses is a coherent, beautiful and very often thrilling album
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7.0
53970
7.0 |
DIY
The instrumentation, vocalist and mood change from one minute to the next, which makes for a wobbly but addictive listen
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7.0
53972
7.0 |
Uncut
Infused with a bit more darkness than these guys typically conjure up
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7.0
54043
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Sub Verses proves we shouldn't take Akron/Family for granted
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6.8
54137
6.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Akron/Family are never going to stop changing and you never really know what you’re gonna get, but they could perhaps do with a bit more cohesiveness and bit less grandiosity next time around
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6.7
53986
6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Sub Verses is a road worth traveling, but just beware of the potholes along the way
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6.0
53983
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Everything on the album sounds urgent, an exhilarating feeling that takes a while to escape
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6.0
53975
6.0 |
PopMatters
It’s an album that plays with space much in the way its predecessors did, but with a different aim
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6.0
53976
6.0 |
musicOMH
At its best when it continues further down their light, psychedelic pop path, even delving into Afropop at times
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6.0
54252
6.0 |
Q
The sound of a band pushing upwards and onwards. Print edition only
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