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8.0
66228
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Confident song structures, accomplished, fearless vocals and beautifully put-together instrumentation
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8.0
66266
8.0 |
musicOMH
We’ve been waiting eight years for them to confirm that their debut album was no one-off. Now, we know that’s not the case
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8.0
66279
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Loud, but never knowingly jarring
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8.0
66373
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Never ones to shy away from guitars, here they rock harder, faster and louder
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7.0
66436
7.0 |
No Ripcord
The many highlights on Heartstrings suggest that the band are back on track with a bang, reminding us all of the captivating, sultry qualities that they can generate musically
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7.0
66600
7.0 |
The 405
Heartstrings may be a rather trippy journey, but be assured, you are at all times with a capably lucid and extremely thoughtful driver
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7.0
66320
7.0 |
NME
Howling Bells aren't back to their best, but they're within touching distance
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7.0
66256
7.0 |
Uncut
Ten concise songs picked clean of fluff and with their sugar content much reduced. Print edition only
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6.8
67256
6.8 |
Earbuddy
For all of its roided-up power, Heartstrings also engages on an emotional level
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6.0
66767
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Whilst Heartstrings is unlikely to break new ground in the way they have before, it’s a return to brooding form from a band many thought had rung out
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6.0
66257
6.0 |
Q
Heartstrings lacks the killer song that would bring Howling Bells the success they crave. Print edition only
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6.0
66258
6.0 |
Mojo
A further refining of Oz quartet’s gothic pop tumult. Print edition only
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6.0
66230
6.0 |
The Music
Howling Bells have forged a musical path that lies somewhere between the anthems of The Jezabels (Your Love) and the angst of PINS and Savages (Original Sin)
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6.0
66302
6.0 |
DIY
For an album that spends much time contemplating the journey the real pay-off may come next time, at what just could possibly be the destination
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4.0
66229
4.0 |
The Skinny
It's all perfectly pleasant, but pleasant just isn't enough to demand repeated listening
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