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8.0
55745
8.0 |
All Music
Nine tracks that cleanly mesh together disparate modes of gentle acoustic reflection, cold, mechanical beats, and almost sci-fi ornamentation from a collection of vintage synthesizers
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8.0
55746
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Turbines might just be the most definitive Tunng record yet
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8.0
55750
8.0 |
Uncut
Suggests both consolidation and progress. Print edition only
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8.0
55742
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
They’re a band that only ever really sound like themselves - and throughout Turbines, what they sound like is their best selves
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8.0
55743
8.0 |
The Skinny
Turbines may be the band’s most accessible record to date
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8.0
55768
8.0 |
The Guardian
It's such a nuanced album that it can feel undemonstrative, with even the choruses lacking impact – but that, too, typifies a place where nothing is what it first seems
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8.0
55792
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There are hints of classic Paul Simon and The xx, but Tunng are very good at just being their extraordinarily likeable selves
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8.0
56146
8.0 |
Mojo
An affecting release, it demands repeated plays, emerging as canorous, sly and bewitching. Print edition only
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7.5
55744
7.5 |
The 405
This brush with immediacy could reap further rewards for the band
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7.0
55752
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Less the sound of a band losing their edge and more the sound of them finding their zen
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7.0
55885
7.0 |
DIY
Tunng continue to distill and refine their sound, honing their craft to create their most accomplished album yet
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6.0
56021
6.0 |
musicOMH
The band constantly tread a fine line between eerie romanticism and tweeness but, for the most part, they mostly steer a careful, steady course on Turbines
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6.0
55795
6.0 |
The Independent
It's Tunng's most direct effort yet, eschewing the “folktronic” bricolage of albums like Good Arrows; but there's plenty happening beneath the surface
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6.0
55770
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Another off-kilter collection of understated swoops, pops and folk grooves with an electronic undercurrent
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4.0
56131
4.0 |
Q
Tunng's least satisfactory album to date. Print edition only
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