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Cheatahs

Cheatahs

Cheatahs

Debut album from the London-based band led by singer and guitarist Nathan Hewitt, dealing in shoegaze, art rock and 90s indie rock

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Wichita
UK Release date
10/02/2014
US Release date
11/02/2014
  1. 8.3 |   A.V. Club

    Cheatahs offers a gateway to a golden age, but stands well enough on its own
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Given that the My Bloody Valentine comparisons are inevitable, I might as well state this for the record - nothing on m b v grabbed me quite like this terrific debut has
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  3. 8.0 |   Clash

    An exercise in introspective, eclectic art-rock
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    Vast, clamorous, and curiously beautiful
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Joyous twin-guitar flare-ups. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   NME

    A triumph of content over style: a gleaming pop wrecking ball taken to the sonic cathedral
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  7. 7.6 |   Paste Magazine

    There are plenty of textures and influences at play here, but the ferocity and attack on these 12 tracks can’t be handed down
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  8. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    While the band leads us down roads we have assuredly traveled before, that doesn’t make the sights and the sounds any less interesting or intoxicating this time around
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Attempts to nestle cosily into the space between Loveless and Bandwagonesque. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    It feels like a celebration, rather than an appropriation, and it’s one that should win over anybody who looks back fondly on the days of universal flannel shirts and ubiquitous Fender Jaguars
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  11. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    A bloody good alt-rock record heavily influenced by bands that were prevalent 20-odd years ago, but not so weighed down by reverence that they lose their own identity in the process
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  12. 7.0 |   The 405

    A tricky album to judge. At times it seems to be too much under the influence of My Bloody Valentine – even the cover art evokes them – and their contemporaries, yet it does what it does very well
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  13. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    Cheatahs might not be a very ambitious record, but it is kinda ballsy
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  14. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Cheatahs bring enough winners to the table to make their debut a worthwhile listen and promise a bright future
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  15. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Not groundbreaking, but definitely appealing
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  16. 6.0 |   Q

    The overall effect is warmly intoxicating. Print edition only

  17. 6.0 |   DIY

    It's never boring, the dynamism of the tracks means they all have a sense of motion. It's just, after a while, there doesn't seem to be a destination in mind
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  18. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    An unsubtle but perfectly executed homage to the past
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