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8.0
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PopMatters
In an field dominated by emotive, softly sung indie vocalists, Barnes and company have created something uniquely, intensely personal within two albums
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In Roses is about as composed and graceful as second albums come, and it confirms Gem Club as a band completely in tune with their own objectives
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7.7
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Paste Magazine
It’s an album to get lost in, certainly, but at the same time your risk of losing patience with the grandiosity of it is pretty high
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7.5
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Pretty Much Amazing
A pleasant step up from its predecessor thanks to wormier melodies and heightened chemistry between co-vocalists Christopher Barnes and Ieva Berberian
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7.1
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Pitchfork
While In Roses is a collection of very successful variations on a theme, it doesn’t represent an uptick in Gem Club’s versatility or range
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
The music is very pretty, but in the past they had pretty words to match
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6.0
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The Irish Times
The kind of ambient chamber pop that seems tailor-made for getting under the skin without all the accompanying irritation
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6.0
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DIY
Barnes' elegiac backdrop is finally as gripping as his voice - enough so to even shuffle in to the foreground without toppling in on itself
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6.0
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All Music
In Roses delivers the goods with the sort of restrained panache that’s sure to win over the NPR crowd
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5.5
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Under The Radar
Its pulse never rises above soporific levels
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