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Complete Surrender

Slow Club

Complete Surrender

Third record of soulful indie pop from the Sheffield duo produced by Colin Elliot (Richard Hawley, Cherry Ghost)

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7.3

Label
Wichita
UK Release date
14/07/2014
US Release date
15/07/2014
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  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    Pretty much the perfect adult pop album
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  2. 8.7 |   Paste Magazine

    They’ve finally let the listener into Slow Club’s emotional core, making the kind of songs that aren’t just meant to score feelings, but actually make the listener feel
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  3. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s impossible to deny their talent for pop deliciousness
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  4. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    A beautiful, lovelorn record that pushes the boundaries of what can be achieved in a three minute pop song
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  5. 8.0 |   The 405

    The sound of a once-cult band confounding their perceived limitations and joining the top tier of Britain's pop purveyors in the process
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    This new sense of ambition is crucial for a once-whimsical band
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  7. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Replete with consistently outstanding moments
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  8. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Sleeker, stronger and more confident than ever, on Complete Surrender Slow Club flourish with each strum and every breath
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  9. 8.0 |   Clash

    It’s direct, unflinching and explicitly pop: rarely have Slow Club sounded this full, this bold
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  10. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    The melodies and hooks that pepper Complete Surrender have an extraordinary quality
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  11. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Heartfelt and easily wounded love songs. Print edition only

  12. 7.0 |   The Music

    Despite all the talent on display and with their versatility clearly not an issue, there’s no real direction, the tracks all floating in their own bright bubbles
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  13. 6.0 |   The Observer

    11 tracks that range from 60s beat-group fare (Suffering You, Suffering Me has shades of Duffy) to 80s mid-tempo synth-pop
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  14. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Gentle and sympathetic, with soft orchestration and brass filling every available gap
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  15. 6.0 |   NME

    For all the flash and flair, the freshest, most intimate moments here are the result of holding back
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  16. 5.1 |   Earbuddy

    The songs on this album aren’t failures because they are half-baked musical fragments; they’re fully formed nuggets that bask in their own heroic disappointment, making this a much more difficult problem to remedy
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