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Sticky Wickets

The Duckworth Lewis Method

Sticky Wickets

Second innings of cricket-related pop songs from The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh of Pugwash

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7.3

Label
Divine Comedy Records
UK Release date
01/07/2013
US Release date
01/07/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Nothing this year has made me feel happier
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album of fantastically enjoyable pop songs
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The jollity of their wit and quality of their songs means they're still not sounding forced or laboured
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  4. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Finds Duckworth and Lewis exploring further aspects of the beautiful game, from its amateur enjoyability and levelling qualities to the euphonious variety of its argot
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  5. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Cucumber-crisp batches of catch-all pastiche-pop
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  6. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    As joyous a celebration of summer, sporting excellence and perfectly crafted pop whimsy as could be imagined
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  7. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Sticky Wickets dispels any thoughts or concerns that this is merely a novelty act and while not as instant as their debut, repeated listens definitely provide equal rewards
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  8. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s impossible to listen to Sticky Wickets without amusement, but on occasion the procession of guests and parade of pastiches threaten to encroach into “novelty” territory
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  9. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    A lovingly crafted tribute to the idiosyncrasies of England’s summer sport
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  10. 7.0 |   NME

    Easy listening, as it should be
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    One for all enlightened village green preservationists. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   The Observer

    It's all a bit silly but fond and well intentioned
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