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New York In The 70's

Luke Haines

New York In The 70's

Latest solo release from the former Auteurs and Black Box Recorder frontman is the third and final part of a psychedelic concept trilogy

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Cherry Red
UK Release date
26/05/2014
US Release date
03/06/2014
  1. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    He’s still a man armed with tunes as well as wit, brilliance to match the bitterness
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Haines has once again succeeded in producing a surreal, engaging and magnificently wry collection of songs that provide a satisfying conclusion to his concept trilogy
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  3. 8.0 |   Digital Spy

    The sound is more varied than on his last few outings. From Suicide homage 'Drone City' to Jonathan Richman/rock 'n' roll romp 'Lou Reed Lou Reed', it's all very referential
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    Music that flits between dreamy Velvets simplicity and the synthetic throb of Suicide
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  5. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Celebrates his pantheon of the righteous - Jim Carroll, Alan Vega, Lou Reed et al. Print edition only

  6. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A fitting way to close a wonderfully realised trilogy of albums from one of this country’s best songwriters
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    It may not be the final word in this specific chapter of rock ‘n’ roll history, but it certainly is one of the most colorful ones
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  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Luke Haines once again shows his uncanny ability to beat vivid and idiosyncratic new narratives from leathery sacred cows. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Self-explanatory as the title is, it still doesn’t prepare you for how cleverly Haines constructs such an insightful and knowing pastiche
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