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8.0
64105
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Sounds like they’ve found their voice again
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8.0
64078
8.0 |
Q
After a decade as pop's court jesters, Kaiser Chiefs have finally found their true voice. Print edition only
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7.2
64319
7.2 |
Earbuddy
It’s a fun rock album and much better than what’s been heard in mainstream alternative as of late
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7.0
64417
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Full of frothingly pissed-off working-class British rock, with shades of glam, pub rock, the Jam's lefty-mod broadsides and Oasis at their most soccerhooligan-y
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6.5
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6.5 |
Beardfood
If only they'd been a bit braver
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
From the choruses it’s clear that the bandmates Hodgson left behind can still write hooks - but the chances of them winning over new recruits are slim
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6.0
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6.0 |
PopMatters
They’ve created a platform which, given some more experimentation and daring, might take them places next time round
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Fighting talk from the regrouped Leeds indie kings. Print edition only
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6.0
64194
6.0 |
Digital Spy
In the face of adversity, the Kaiser Chiefs have just about pulled it out of the bag
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
Eradicates much of the desperation that was beginning to creep in after 2007's Yours Truly, Angry Mob, but it still doesn't change the fact that you've heard it all before
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6.0
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6.0 |
NME
Only the subdued, melodic 'Coming Home' steers away from the bluster and delivers something deeper
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6.0
64128
6.0 |
Evening Standard
If the band’s Blair fixation feels like old news, at least Kaiser Chiefs are injecting some anger into British pop
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
This kind of thing requires a fine, sly balance between the artful and the artless, and they’ve not quite got it right this time
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Music
A more steadfast, mature approach from a band that’s formerly dabbled in rousing anthems and playful song banter
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6.0
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6.0 |
musicOMH
It may lack the standout hits of the band’s earlier material, but the record does at least have the direction and purpose that has previously been missing
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5.6
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5.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
If the record had seen the light of day back in 2007 or even one year later, it surely would've had a lot more impact than it does today
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5.0
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5.0 |
Clash
This record may indeed satisfy their supporters, for it does invoke some of that trademark Britpop sound of old
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5.0
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5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The rigid, suited precision with which they approach their craft makes the band good at their jobs, but combined with the lack of musical distance from their contemporaries, it also dims the album’s luster
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Guardian
Musically it merges early Maximo Park and latterday We Are Scientists
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4.0
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4.0 |
Under The Radar
Kaiser Chiefs keep making the same record, but most of the energy ran out in the first two
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4.0
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4.0 |
Time Out
If you’re in the market for old-fashioned indie pop-rock, you’re unlikely to be aggrieved
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4.0
64132
4.0 |
The FT
Routine indie fare predominates
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4.0
64136
4.0 |
The Observer
Though the anthemic Coming Home could have been penned for Voice viewers, hits are unlikely
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3.3
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3.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Education only teaches us that the band was at it’s best when they were merely predicting a riot instead of trying to lead one
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2.0
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2.0 |
Fact
Fuck the Kaiser Chiefs and their devastatingly forgettable music for making modern life that bit more mundane. We don’t deserve this
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