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8.0
6628
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NME
Print edition only
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8.0
7252
8.0 |
State
A clear highlight is title track ‘Love Comes Close’, a song with an instantly familiar opening beat and a hint of Joy Division meets Arcade Fire to it
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8.0
6675
8.0 |
The List
Considered in isolation from the many bands they echo and in the absence of an impending New Order reunion, they even sound a little like the future
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7.6
2666
7.6 |
Pitchfork
Consistently catchy and well constructed … these are some awfully icy landscapes, and Cold Cave do have a way with mood.
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7.0
6151
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
They could have become a shitgaze sideshow; instead they made some damn elegant pop songs. Nobody should have a problem with that
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7.0
6653
7.0 |
Under The Radar
It's a compelling push/pull struggle of cerebral analysis versus arm's length emotion, largely devoid of histrionics
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7.0
6402
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This album is a rewarding half hour, like a club-friendly flipside to Fever Ray. As nights get longer and winter draws in, it’s worth tracking down; Cold Cave are a lot warmer and more alluring than the name suggests
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7.0
6520
7.0 |
The Fly
...experimentation with noise: revving synths chewing through pockets of electronic haze and fuzzed-over vocals, conveying cryptic lyrics
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7.0
7290
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
As a kind of nostalgic trip to the better moments of the eighties, this is superb, but something tells me it’s a little too derivative to make the same impact as La Roux
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6.0
8185
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
...there are already 27 million Cure albums floating around out there, and the average person can only take so much malaise before they go looking for something else
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6.0
24024
6.0 |
Mojo
It's a shame Eisold has lost some of his individuality, but you can't fault him for hook-fuelled momentum. Print edition only
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6.0
7119
6.0 |
PopMatters
With strong ideas there, though—and songs as downright fantastic as “Love Comes Close” and “Life Magazine”—Love Comes Close shows some potential for artist growth with a little more seasoned songwriting
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6.0
6180
6.0 |
The Quietus
There are certainly camp thrills and melancholy highs to be had from Love Comes Close, but don't be fooled into taking it too seriously. There's nothing innovative or important here, nothing to push the form forward
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6.0
2667
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
5959
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Caralee McElroy (ex-Xiu Xiu) has more range, from the Kim Gordan Goo-era vocals of Cebe and Me to her echoey turn on Life Magazine, easily one of the year’s best tunes. Frequently brilliant, but prone to derivative potholes
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