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Glow and Behold

Yuck

Glow and Behold

Second release from the London lo-fi alt.rock band, now led by guitarist Max Bloom following the departure of former frontman Daniel Blumberg

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Alchemy
UK Release date
30/09/2013
US Release date
30/09/2013
  1. 8.0 |   Time Out

    As an all-out, unashamed guitar-pop album, this is a triumph
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  2. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A warming collection of songs from a tight knit group completely at ease with their sound despite the significant departure of their frontman
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  3. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A record that’s smoother, smilier and more adventurous than their eponymous debut
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  4. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Yuck aren’t especially offensive for having obvious, easy-to-spot musical predecessors. Arguably, that’s part of the band’s charm, and they’re still plenty charming on Glow & Behold
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  5. 7.0 |   FasterLouder

    The focus has shifted to the band’s softer side, and it is when they stretch out and embrace the slower tracks that the post-Blumberg outfit truly shines
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  6. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    A solid, mature effort from Bloom and co., but as with so many difficult-second records, it's lacking in a lot of the irresistible energy and charm of its predecessor
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  7. 6.1 |   Pitchfork

    The problem that while Yuck was an excellent facsimile of excellent bands, Glow & Behold is a pretty good facsimile of pretty good bands
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  8. 6.0 |   The Fly

    Not an entirely joyless album, but certainly a rather mature one
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  9. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Survived saying goodbye to Blumberg - a situation that could yet see them become an altogether different and far more interesting band
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  10. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Merely a nice, easy listen that never threatens to be spectacular
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  11. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Glow & Behold revisits their much-admired ’90s nostalgia, but it lacks the ambition and aggressive nature that made their debut hauntingly memorable
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  12. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s the sound of a band reconfiguring, trying to work out which way to go and what to do next
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  13. 6.0 |   NME

    Somewhere beneath the unconvincing sheen of these songs there’s a great band trying to break out. Maybe next time
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  14. 5.5 |   Paste Magazine

    Never shrill or musically obnoxious, but it’s obnoxious how dull it is
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  15. 5.0 |   All Music

    Unfortunately, most of the album sounds more like a Letters to Cleo cover band with a wispy dude on vocals than it does My Bloody Valentine or Dinosaur Jr
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  16. 4.2 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Grab a latte and strap on your headphones, lovebirds – it’s about to get soft rock up in here
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  17. 4.0 |   The Quietus

    Eminently forgettable and with a punning title (Glow And Behold) as awful as the band's name
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