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8.0
54062
8.0 |
Uncut
Crisp drivetime rock from erstwhile folkies. Print edition only
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8.0
54093
8.0 |
Clash
An exceptional album that’s both intimate and full of pop-hook goodness
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8.0
54132
8.0 |
The Guardian
Breezy, bittersweet, hook-laden tunes
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7.0
60935
7.0 |
PopMatters
It’s hard to fault Heart of Nowhere; it has its heart wide-open, and not to love it would only be mean-spirited
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7.0
54195
7.0 |
DIY
It may be seen as some to be akin to heresy in chart land, but it's also – whisper it – fun, and Lord knows that's a welcome addition to the musical landscape
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7.0
54204
7.0 |
All Music
The striking production that Arcade Fire mixer Craig Silvey has conjured up here has created a spacious sounding record that is packed with strings and synths and is for the most part recorded live
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7.0
54032
7.0 |
NME
Heart Of Nowhere' is full of space created less by production and more by expert playing
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7.0
54038
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
There's much to enjoy here
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6.0
54035
6.0 |
The Observer
A satisfying blend of youth and experience
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6.0
54124
6.0 |
musicOMH
A confident and accomplished band who know their way around a pop song. It’s a shame, then, that they seem to have lost some of their identity along the way
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6.0
54064
6.0 |
Q
It's hard to fault their way with a catchy tune. Elsewhere it's less satisfying. Print edition only
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6.0
54323
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A lovely little record for folk fans who like a Seventies scuff
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6.0
54325
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
It’s a coming-of-age record, indeed, with counsel for today’s youth offered among the 10 tracks
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6.0
54170
6.0 |
The Independent
These songs are more uniformly reliant on chugging riffs of guitar, organ and sawing strings
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6.0
54172
6.0 |
Evening Standard
To paraphrase Mick Jagger: it’s not very rock’n’roll, but I like it
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5.0
56233
5.0 |
Pitchfork
The contrived feel of the whole thing renders the album stiff
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4.0
54048
4.0 |
Mojo
The ersatz 80s production, lyrical platitudes and soft focus atmospherics stray uncomfortably close to parody. Print edition only
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3.0
54384
3.0 |
The Fly
When our parents’ generation have passed and we’re the grown-ups of the world, we won’t have Dad-rock any more. What we will have though is Dad-indie, and it will have started with this Noah And The Whale album
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