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8.0
55258
8.0 |
DIY
It makes you wonder why they didn’t expand beyond a duo before
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8.0
55259
8.0 |
Time Out
They may not be Dylan in ’66, but Big Deal going electric definitely seems a turn for the better
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8.0
55260
8.0 |
musicOMH
The pair have successfully managed to retain the qualities that made them so engrossing first time round, despite putting more meat on the bones
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8.0
55248
8.0 |
The 405
There's 'artistic progression', and then there's essentially reinventing yourself. Big Deal have gone down the latter path
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8.0
55249
8.0 |
The Guardian
The boy-girl dynamic was made for dream-pop with all its longing, ambivalence and deliberate naivety
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8.0
55354
8.0 |
PopMatters
This is a perfect summery album that combines the wet feel of unpredictable English weather with the airy, breezy feel of something born out of California. It is, in a word or two, a pretty big deal; it’s excellent
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8.0
56359
8.0 |
State
There’s no doubt of their talent, and they have done themselves a massive favour by not letting themselves get pigeonholed by growing their sonic palette
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8.0
56830
8.0 |
Blurt
That overwhelming sense of existential loss and wasted youth is as salient as ever
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7.5
55250
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In Costelloe and Underwood’s increasingly capable hands, June Gloom preserves Big Deal’s essential qualities while injecting new muscle into their lovelorn tale
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7.0
55335
7.0 |
NME
Big Deal have finally hired a rhythm section and as a result of this new, more traditional approach have morphed from mellow to muscular
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5.0
56457
5.0 |
Uncut
Increasingly suggests their self-imposed limitations are precisely that. Print edition only
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