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Maxïmo Park
Stream of Life Signed
Yet another great Maximo Park album, no more or less than that. And in this era of extremes at both ends of the musical appreciation spectrum, then isn’t that quite the achievement?
God Is In The TV
Maxïmo Park
Stream of Life Signed
Stream of Life not only challenges listeners to explore their own beliefs but does so with the vibrancy and energy that has long defined Maxïmo Park’s music
XS Noize
Maxïmo Park
Stream of Life Signed
A reflective, uplifting and intelligent album that stands out in the Maxïmo Park canon and is full of texture, soaring melodies and sagacious storytelling and lyrics
Clash
Maxïmo Park
Stream of Life Signed
Paul Smith and co return with their eighth album, mixing energetic indie rock anthems with more introspective numbers
musicOMH
Being Dead
EELS
The collection is inventive yet grounded and unpretentious, a genuinely modern interpretation on the tenets of punk that still carry weight
The Line Of Best Fit
Being Dead
EELS
The Austin, Texas band remain subversive pop-rock wizards who are not only capable of writing great songs, but also willing to then keep pushing those songs into interesting, unexpected places on their second LP
Paste Magazine
Being Dead
EELS
Being Dead have so many ideas up their sleeves, the potentialities are endless
Far Out
Being Dead
EELS
Being Dead’s EELS is a triumph in pushing the boundaries of surf rock. It’s a fascinating album full of experimentation and introspection
Northern Transmissions
Being Dead
EELS
Even setting sequencing, production, and stylistic reference points aside, EELS is simply chock-full of great songs
All Music
Lady Gaga
Harlequin
Her own songs sit easily next to well-worn classics
The Arts Desk
Lady Gaga
Harlequin
She evokes greats like Sinatra and Judy Garland, but the best moment is a new song of her own
Rolling Stone
Pale Waves
Smitten
By emphasizing messy but universal feelings, the album normalizes young queer love
Slant Magazine
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