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Rock And Roll Animals

Luke Haines

Rock And Roll Animals

The former Auteurs and Black Box Recorder frontman with a psychedelic folk concept album featuring comedy actress and writer Julia Davis

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7.4

Label
Cherry Red
UK Release date
29/07/2013
US Release date
06/08/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    While this might not be among the (minimum) of three absolute masterpieces he’s created over the last two decades (pick your own), it deserves your full attention, indulgence and sick laughter all the very same
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Beneath the sarcastic wit lies warmth and some of his most beautiful songs since Showgirl
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  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Tune after tune of odd delight is delivered with a what’s-it-to-you? attitude. Wonderful
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  4. 8.0 |   The Independent

    A bizarre and genially entertaining project which enables Haines to muse laterally on pop character
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  5. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The insanely prolific and prolifically insane Auteur turns to children's fables
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  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Quixotic concept album from long-standing thorn in pop's side. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    The key audience should be parents willing to introduce their children to the delights of rock and roll through the medium of this glorious, recorder-heavy fable
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  8. 8.0 |   All Music

    His sharp-tongued critiques, especially of his chosen field, though tempered with moments of sentimentality, remain as volatile as ever
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  9. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    His mood is more jovial than, well, ever really. He's in playful mood and the tunes certainly don't suffer as a result
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  10. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Sweet, gently fun, somewhat pointless, subtle and understated
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  11. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Full of sound and fury. Print edition only

  12. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Very strange but oddly compelling – rather like Mr Haines himself. One of English music’s great eccentrics just keeps rolling on in his own sweet way
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  13. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    While occasionally irritating with some songs bordering on uncomfortably twee, this is yet another triumph for Haines' extraordinary ability to put out whatever the fuck he wants
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  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    A tune-packed first half testifies to Haines's usual compositional excellence. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   NME

    Their surreal tale of friendship is played out to a soundtrack of fairytale folk
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