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Heart of Nowhere

Noah And The Whale

Heart of Nowhere

Fourth outing for the London smooth rock and indie folk band led by Charlie Fink

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Mercury
UK Release date
06/05/2013
US Release date
07/05/2013
  1. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Crisp drivetime rock from erstwhile folkies. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Clash

    An exceptional album that’s both intimate and full of pop-hook goodness
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Breezy, bittersweet, hook-laden tunes
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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. 7.0 |   NME

    Heart Of Nowhere' is full of space created less by production and more by expert playing
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  8. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    There's much to enjoy here
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  9. 6.0 |   The Observer

    A satisfying blend of youth and experience
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  10. 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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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    It's hard to fault their way with a catchy tune. Elsewhere it's less satisfying. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A lovely little record for folk fans who like a Seventies scuff
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  13. 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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  14. 6.0 |   The Independent

    These songs are more uniformly reliant on chugging riffs of guitar, organ and sawing strings
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  15. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    To paraphrase Mick Jagger: it’s not very rock’n’roll, but I like it
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  16. 5.0 |   Pitchfork

    The contrived feel of the whole thing renders the album stiff
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  17. 4.0 |   Mojo

    The ersatz 80s production, lyrical platitudes and soft focus atmospherics stray uncomfortably close to parody. Print edition only

  18. 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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