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Snapshot

The Strypes

Snapshot

Retro blues rock on the debut from the youthful Irish quartet championed by the likes of Paul Weller, Dave Grohl and Noel Gallagher

ADM rating[?]

5.3

Label
EMI
UK Release date
09/09/2013
US Release date
03/09/2013
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    After 36 rousing minites, only a corpse wouldn't holler "Go cats, go". Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    It’s one dizzying burst of energy after another
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  3. 7.0 |   Clash

    With such infectious energy, and lyrics capturing the timeless topics of youth, really: what’s not to like?
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    It’s bread and butter blues-rock, packed with lyrical anachronisms and clichés, but it’s done well
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  5. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    They may come across as carbon copies but the music is performed with authentic passion and flair
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    An excited, albeit one-paced record. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   State

    It’s not a bona fide album. It lacks the narrative and musical cohesion required
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  8. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    It's all meaty, squalling guitar riffs, foghorn blasts of harmonica, and a confusion of solid speed with actual excitement
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  9. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Overall, this is the sound of a band having great fun while desperately trying to locate a real voice
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  10. 3.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Snapshot is a record devoid of hope. A vacuum where merit and meaning die slow
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  11. 3.0 |   DIY

    Snapshot is more derivative than what is is supposed to be an alternative to
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  12. 2.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Shame on the record industry for getting it wrong. Again
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