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9.1
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9.1 |
A.V. Club
Haim is overwhelmingly likely to succeed
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8.5
59557
8.5 |
Beats Per Minute
One of the most auspicious debuts of the year
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8.5
59684
8.5 |
Under The Radar
An album of 11 stadium-worthy singles, each band member rushing to the next hook with the zeal of a solider throwing herself over a bomb to protect the battalion
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8.5
59761
8.5 |
The Quietus
There's something suspiciously perfect about Haim
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8.3
59513
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
A remarkable effort
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8.3
59420
8.3 |
Pitchfork
Days Are Gone's is so polished that Haim could easily be seen as clinical and lifeless, but their lighthearted attitude complements their recording rigor
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8.0
59424
8.0 |
FasterLouder
Yes, they could stand to disguise their borrowings a little better, but pop songs of this quality are rare
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8.0
59414
8.0 |
The Observer
No one is saying that being in a rock band ought to be a dignified affair, but Days Are Gone benefits from being a serious album rather than just another opportunity for the California siblings to toss their hair
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8.0
59426
8.0 |
Spin
An album that will fade blissfully into your local Urban Outfitters/vintage shop/American gathering, where, like some kind of mollifying drug, people exposed to it will be happier without either knowing or caring why
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8.0
59442
8.0 |
State
Original? Not by a long shot. Essential? Most definitely
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8.0
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8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Their debut doesn’t define them explicitly. It balances expectations with mystery, aligning their identity with a roulette of vantage points
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8.0
59464
8.0 |
NME
One of the best pop albums you'll hear all year
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8.0
59502
8.0 |
PopMatters
Only a real grinch could fail to throw their arms around Days Are Gone
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8.0
59343
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Overall, Days Are Gone showcases the band’s individual strengths that have been pulled together to create a collective group with intensity and depth of potential
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8.0
59345
8.0 |
DIY
Confirms what everybody already knew in fabulous style; that Haim are the band to shout about
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8.0
59346
8.0 |
The Fly
The songs are strong enough to keep pulling you in for repeated listens, each hook burying itself deeper and deeper
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8.0
59347
8.0 |
The 405
It's a fantastically fun experience through a balls-out circuit of disco, pop, funk, R&B and rock, splattered with singalong mantras pertaining to l'amour
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8.0
59349
8.0 |
Time Out
The purists might think Haim have let the studio sessions rub the edges of their raw talent. The rest of us are just going to kick back in the sun with ‘Days Are Gone’ and some piña coladas
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8.0
59351
8.0 |
Mojo
Packs bubblegum snare, toe-stubbing synth bass, and contemporised '80s pop trappings that evoke everything from Scritti Politti's Cupid & Psyche 85 to Laura Brannigan's Self Control
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8.0
59384
8.0 |
The Guardian
Days Are Gone makes them seem an increasingly rare thing: a guitar band heralded as a sure thing, who still feel like a sure thing once you've heard their debut album
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8.0
59393
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Although this is a debut LP, some of the songs have been around for a while and these tend to be the strongest
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7.5
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7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Days Are Gone is a hell of an opening salvo
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7.0
59635
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Because the surface is so smooth, it takes a listen or two to discover how little depth lies beneath it
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7.0
59371
7.0 |
Uncut
Seductive but somewhat same-y. Print edition only
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7.0
59425
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Their charming debut recalls the dancy side of Eighties Top 40 radio
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7.0
59344
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Caters very specifically fans of slick Eighties pop-rock and little else
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7.0
59341
7.0 |
Clash
Haim neither flinch nor blush in their directness and neither should you in enjoying ‘Days Are Gone’ for what it is: unabashed fun
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7.0
59342
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Haim are different enough to justify the attention, even if as a listening experience it could do with a touch more real diversity
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6.0
59348
6.0 |
The List
Haim are playing to their strengths here: namely verve, hooks, and middle sister Danielle’s voice (yes, it does stand up to those comparisons with Stevie Nicks) and so far, it’s a strategy that seems to be working for them
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6.0
59396
6.0 |
The Independent
Given their status as BBC Sound Of 2013 poll-winners, it's hard not to feel somewhat underwhelmed by Haim's debut album
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6.0
59413
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The package is seductive, brimful of hooks – and, with Haim’s wit softened into songs of romantic anomie, so slick it slips down like ice-cream eventually
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6.0
59370
6.0 |
Q
A pretty impregnable collection of songs. Print edition only
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6.0
59350
6.0 |
musicOMH
There is potential in this power pop, but Haim need to develop further, and may have been ill-served by the hype surrounding them
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6.0
59678
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Their catchy choruses, pop song structures, and breezy, care-free sound and lyrics make them feel like an old friend
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2.0
59606
2.0 |
God Is In The TV
If you didn’t think Fleetwood Mac were boring, over-produced, soulless aural wallpaper after 1973, Haim are the girls for you
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