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9.0
54489
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Sounding vital and important once again
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9.0
54571
9.0 |
The Digital Fix
More Light barely puts a foot wrong
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9.0
55888
9.0 |
All Music
It is one of those odd Primal Scream albums where they pull it all together
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8.3
55878
8.3 |
A.V. Club
A simmering desire to rip it up and start again is part of Primal Scream’s DNA. But on More Light, the band exercises this need for reinvention while incorporating — and even emphasizing — the danger and despair inherent in its best work
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8.0
55939
8.0 |
Blurt
The highlights are numerous on this album, which is that rare, all-over-the-map beast that resists the temptation disappear up its own eclectic ass and instead allows the groove to be its guide
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8.0
54567
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Those still in thrall to Screamadelica can wallow in It’s Alright, It’s OK, a mild rewrite of Movin’ on Up
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8.0
55853
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Primal Scream has lost the drugs, swapped bass players, reunited with an old producer and delivered what may be their most exciting and electrifying album since XTRMNTR
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8.0
54150
8.0 |
musicOMH
It shows off a new side to them once again, one which wants to make records which draw on their experience rather than trying to do something completely new, and that in itself puts More Light up their with their best
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8.0
54151
8.0 |
The Irish Times
A triumph, and one of their best ever works
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8.0
54152
8.0 |
NME
As inventive and relevant as they've ever been, it's an alarm call for a comatose nation being slowly drained of lifeblood
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8.0
54153
8.0 |
Mojo
It all amounts to Primal Scream's most satisfying album since Screamadelica, with something akin to maturity joining the still-vital urge to make transcendent noise. Print edition only
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8.0
54162
8.0 |
Q
Haven't sounded this vital in at least a decade. Print edition only
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8.0
54318
8.0 |
Clash
By no means their most straightforward endeavour, it finds Primal Scream covering ground they know well as well as exploring fresh territory
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8.0
54324
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This might not be their finest work, but it’s the best thing they’ve made in at least a decade
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8.0
54191
8.0 |
The Skinny
Primal Scream no longer appear to be in the mood for good-time music. Bobby Gillespie is back throwing lyrical grenades – the stance that suits him most
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8.0
54421
8.0 |
DIY
The Britain of 2013 may be a place full of dread in Primal Scream’s world but that sense of anger has prompted them to deliver an extremely impressive return that’s brash, bold and often brilliant
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8.0
54433
8.0 |
The Independent
Primal Scream's best effort in some time, not least due to producer David Holmes's skill in sculpting the likes of "River of Pain" and "Hit Void" into workable post-Bitches Brew jazz-fusion dubscapes
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8.0
54443
8.0 |
The Observer
Their most exhilarating album since 2000's superlative Xtrmntr
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8.0
54476
8.0 |
The Quietus
More Light stands as one of Primal Scream's finest, most honest records
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7.7
54335
7.7 |
Pitchfork
More Light primes the Scream for their fourth decade in the best possible way, serving as a summary of everything they’ve done before, yet sounding nothing like it
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7.0
54167
7.0 |
Uncut
Not everything works, but somehow everything fits
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7.0
54475
7.0 |
PopMatters
More Light is not Primal Scream at their very best, but merely at their very good
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7.0
54815
7.0 |
FasterLouder
More Light is Primal Scream’s most significant album in a decade, a visceral encapsulation of their strengths and vision that proves they are still wholly relevant after more than thirty years in the game
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Fly
‘More Light’ is prosaic, but also proof that when you want to rally a new generation, it’s not Marcus Mumford you want holding the megaphone
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
More Light titrates psych rock, garage guitars and shaggy dance music, with Gillespie high on his own supply in a good way
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Whether screeching or soothing, Primal Scream's ongoing cultural commentary and political punditry is in full effect
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6.8
54347
6.8 |
Paste Magazine
The problem with More Light is the problem with any given Primal Scream record: too much variety
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6.0
54418
6.0 |
The Guardian
There's one genuine masterpiece here: River of Pain blends psychedelic folk into a faintly north African atmosphere, and throws in an astonishing orchestral breakdown, a sunrise cutting through the fog
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Scotsman
Bobby Gillespie has always talked a good game. Here, in cahoots with producer David Holmes, he throws every record he’s ever loved at the wall
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6.0
54439
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
With any Primal Scream album, you're only ever hearing Bobby Gillespie's impeccably tasteful record collection
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6.0
54200
6.0 |
The AU Review
A lack of cohesion and too much filler probably means More Light won't be going down in history as one of their best albums
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6.0
54496
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
There's been a general consensus that Bobby Gillespie’s acid rockers have been gently sliding downhill, their nadir being the dad-rock of "Country Girl". Those who believe this will undoubtedly feel that More Light, their tenth record, stops the rot
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5.0
54714
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Another flickeringly interesting record dominated by pseudo-revolutionary scattershot sloganeering and half-baked riffery suggests they may well do better to just give up
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4.0
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4.0 |
State
Primal Scream’s ninth studio album will probably do little more than enshrine them in the musical middle-ground
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4.0
55279
4.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s the best Primal Scream album since XTRMNTR, though that would say more about how badly they’ve gone astray over the past thirteen years rather than the actual quality of this release
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