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The Days Run Away

Frankie & The Heartstrings

The Days Run Away

Second album of indie pop from the Sunderland five-piece produced by Bernard Butler

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6.5

Label
Wichita Recordings
UK Release date
27/05/2013
US Release date
04/06/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is a collection of elegantly assembled, fat-free pop songs, made from light and air and heart, and great choruses. It's the soul and centre of indie pop and deserves your immediate attention
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  2. 7.5 |   The 405

    Won't win any prizes for originality, but it's got a lot of heart, and is difficult to resist, if not all but impossible
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  3. 7.0 |   All Music

    An understated but brilliant celebration of both Frankie & the Heartstrings' unique songwriting and their catalog of classic pop influences
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    There's undoubtedly something there with Frankie – those effortless, skippy choruses aren't as easy to do as they seem. But he and his Heartstrings haven't quite found their true north yet
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  5. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s catchy as hell
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  6. 6.0 |   DIY

    A simple, pleasant, good-at-what-it-does indie pop album, but nothing spectacular
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  7. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Notably, this is one of the rare albums where the best track is a ballad: Losing a Friend condenses their warm-hearted tunefulness into four lovely minutes
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Sunderland's jangle kings get serious. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A solid follow-up album that builds a little on their debut, and feels more rounded as a consequence of their growing experience
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