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Never Cry Another Tear

Bad Lieutenant

Never Cry Another Tear

The UK 'supergroup' formed by three members of New Order plus Blur's Alex James, with their debut album

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5.5

Label
Triple Echo
UK Release date
06/10/2009
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  1. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Fans of New Order will just be happy to hear Sumner’s voice again, but Never Cry Another Tear has a lot more going for it than just the pedigree of its musicians
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  2. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    It's still a long way from being an unworthy addition to any of its creators' canons
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  3. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    A promising debut from a new band that’s still searching for an identity all its own
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  4. 6.0 |   The Sunday Times

    If Sumner can keep delivering tracks with the whiplash tightness of Twist of Fate and Summer Days on Holiday, this new New Order should keep old New Order fans very happy
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  5. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Clash

    A pleasant enough listen, with just enough little hooks to keep things interesting.
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  8. 6.0 |   Spin

    There's no ""Blue Monday"" or ""True Faith"" here, but a record that sounds like a cross between Doves and New Order? Not worth complaining about at all.
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  9. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Only ""Dynamo"" heads for new ground, and then it's terrain comprehensively mapped out by The Who in ""Won't Get Fooled Again"".
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Ultimately another product of New Order's comfortable middle age, in which the sound of their golden past gets dependably reproduced.
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  11. 5.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Until Sumner can fashion something unique enough in its own right, anything he releases will fall under the unforgiving shadow of his former band. An intimidating bench mark indeed.
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  12. 5.0 |   Rave Magazine

    The jangling single Sink Or Swim and the Won’t Get Fooled Again-esque synth sounds in Dynamo enliven an otherwise pleasant but dull collection of songs
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  13. 4.1 |   Pitchfork

    Meanders through a set of passable songs that ultimately decline to move or enthrall you
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  14. 4.0 |   Observer Music Monthly

    Print edition only

  15. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Never Cry Another Tear isn’t a terrible album, per se, but it does sound horribly dated and strangely unfinished.
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  16. 4.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

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