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8.0
2585
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sure to resonate with young folks of all ages.
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8.0
2587
8.0 |
Spin
With samples of Cabaret Voltaire and Suicide, it also reignited their love of artfully damaged electronic music -- an influence that still haunts them.
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8.0
2594
8.0 |
The Times
The Swedes' aptitude for constructing moreish pop from the oddest ingredients remains intact.
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7.0
2584
7.0 |
PopMatters
Peter Bjorn and John’s promise of straightforward songwriting is continually subverted is what makes this group interesting.
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7.0
2575
7.0 |
Blender
The brittle mixes of electro and the gaping spaces of dub reggae; they’ve moved from cool to frozen.
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7.0
2576
7.0 |
Clash
It’s more reinvention than evolution, presenting a side of PB&J that few could have foreseen coming. And on that basis warrants fairly rapid investigation.
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7.0
2580
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Peter, Bjorn and John are masters of their craft. Every little detail is conducted with veteran’s hands.
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6.0
2582
6.0 |
Observer Music Monthly
Nothing on the Swedes' fifth album to match Young Folks and, though more coherent.
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6.0
2579
6.0 |
musicOMH
There's enough promise here to suggest a band full of potential... they won't be breaking out of that cult status anytime soon.
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6.0
2586
6.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
A bold effort occasionally guilty of trying too hard.
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6.0
2590
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s certainly an interesting step for the trio, but whether it’s a step forward is another matter.
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6.0
2591
6.0 |
The List
A little too patchy to get properly under the skin, they have energy and electronic ideas by the Ikea lorryload.
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5.5
2583
5.5 |
Pitchfork
Compared to the widescreen splendor of Writer's Block, Living Thing sounds like a noble but flawed attempt by Peter Bjorn and John to test the fortitude of their songwriting using the most barren and broken of arrangements
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5.0
2581
5.0 |
Observer Music Monthly
They experiment with Afro-pop and wail hilarious nonsense in the style of new romantic era ballads.
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5.0
2578
5.0 |
Independent on Sunday
They've often been present when amazing things have happened (eg Lykke Li's debut album), but their own work seldom touches those heights.
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5.0
2592
5.0 |
The Quietus
May not have successfully plotted a trajectory towards a bright new horizon this time around, they just might get there yet if they're willing to dust off those guitars on future outings.
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4.0
2593
4.0 |
The Sunday Times
The band are, perhaps unwittingly, engaged in an endless attempt to recapture Young Folks’ lethally effective qualities of musical simplicity,
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4.0
2588
4.0 |
The Guardian
It's not so much that Living Thing doesn't have good songs, more that they have been arranged in such a way as to conceal their appeal.
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4.0
2589
4.0 |
The Independent
The trio seem at pains to remind us of the deeper complexities of the settings... Which, if anything, just increases one's irritation.
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4.0
2577
4.0 |
Evening Standard
While their fifth album has its moments, its frequent obtuseness seems custom-made to alienate anyone considering becoming a long-term fan.
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