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8.0
67463
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Combining the pop world’s two biggest current loves – forward-thinking dance music and throwback soul/funk – Jungle are ticking every box on the ‘perfect debut’ checklist, and they’re doing it with pizazz
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8.0
67465
8.0 |
The Music
From the opening vocal sample and police sirens that swirl in the background of The Heat, you find yourself thrown onto the streets by Jungle. And the sounds are authentic
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8.0
67466
8.0 |
The 405
It's difficult to gauge whether they have another album of material in them or if they've used it all up in their debut, but it's still a fantastic record that managed to live up to the hype that's surrounded them since day one
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8.0
67468
8.0 |
NME
A rounded future pop record; funky and reflective, ominous and ecstatic, as pouty as it is party
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8.0
67469
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Comprising 12 tracks of superbly-constructed neo indie-disco, Jungle is a work that’s conversely perfect to either dance or relax to
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
A fantastic collection of songs... They sound like two guys having the time of their life, even if it’s a life spent following a rulebook
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8.0
67487
8.0 |
The FT
Beats are unhurried, the vocals sound like the Bee Gees chanting a mantra and the production is thoughtful
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
It all runs very smoothly – perhaps too smoothly for some tastes – but listen past the sheen and the headphone goods are there
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8.0
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8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
At best, on the vibrant “Busy Earnin’” and the Tears for Fears-go-tropical undulations of “Accelerate”, they combine summery uplift with a reflective tug
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8.0
67559
8.0 |
Time Out
Imagine Happy Mondays’ baggy stomp, the avant bits of Talking Heads, Steely Dan’s studio perfectionism and the Bee Gees’ falsetto, and you’re very warm indeed
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Jungle is at its best when its clear goal is to get heads bobbing
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8.0
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Loud And Quiet
Postcard perfect in many respects but even the great journeys stick to the tried and tested at some stage
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
The proof of the pudding comes in how well this record of future- funk party favourites works so well on repeat
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8.0
67889
8.0 |
State
A strong debut even if it does suffer from a bit repetitiveness from time to time
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8.0
67927
8.0 |
Mojo
Moody funk troop's inscrutable debut. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Digital Fix
It’d take a heart of stone, a pulse of ice and concrete slippers to not appreciate Jungle’s achievement with this record
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
The details of bandmember identities and backgrounds quickly become extraneous in light of the wealth of intriguing sounds presented on this incredibly well-constructed debut
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7.0
67464
7.0 |
Clash
While you might regularly experience groove gratification, you won’t exactly light a candle and teleport to P-Funk’s Mothership. Which is a shame, because Jungle are definitely capable of that
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Jungle’s sound itself streamlines M.I.A.’s internationally conscious complexities into a smoothly funky electro-soul
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6.5
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6.5 |
Under The Radar
An undeniably slick but ultimately superficial album. And it leaves the nagging sense that if the duo had focused less on hiding behind their production and more on writing some truly engaging pop songs, they might have created something exceptional
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6.2
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6.2 |
Pitchfork
Digested as individual singles rather than as an entire album in one sitting, Jungle fares far better
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6.0
67481
6.0 |
The Guardian
By deliberately creating a sense of mystery around themselves, Jungle may have raised expectations that their music cannot yet deliver on
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
Jungle lack the knowing self-deprecation and tender lyricism so all you are left with here is pleasant pastiche. Print edition only
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6.0
67621
6.0 |
The Quietus
There's nothing overtly offensive about what Jungle do. Their arrangements are accomplished, and even the constant falsetto vocals are tempered enough to be pleasant throughout the album, but it's difficult to discern what exactly - if anything - Jungle actually stand for
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6.0
67625
6.0 |
Beardfood
A pretty yet pretty boring record
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4.0
67651
4.0 |
The Arts Desk
The pair massage the android edges off electro-pop and smear it into the back catalogue of Daryl Hall & John Oates
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3.3
67467
3.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
This is party music, and it will make money. Be wary of bands that will sell you four different branded articles of clothing before they’ll sell you their album
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