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Grin

TRAAMS

Grin

Debut full-length album from Chichester post-punk trio

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Fat Cat
UK Release date
16/09/2013
US Release date
24/09/2013
  1. 8.6 |   Bowlegs

    It’s an immediately likeable set, and in the apparently constant exasperation of vocalist Stu Hopkins, we have a magnetic centre point to their wiry post-punk sound
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  2. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    While Traams are led by their gut, they’re far from lacking in guile, and ‘Grin’, therefore, is a success
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  3. 8.0 |   DIY

    From start to finish, from raucous to melodic, from abrupt to expansive, TRAAMS prove themselves to have created a masterpiece of contrasting tone and aesthetic
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  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It's one of the finest expression of small-town resentment that you'll hear all year
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  5. 7.0 |   The 405

    The best moments on what's a surprisingly consistent record - given the mix of long and short tracks - come when TRAAMS decide to stretch themselves
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    Even if TRAAMS aren't quite firing on all cylinders on Grin, the album shows they've got the potential to expand on any of the directions they introduce here
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