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9.0
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Loud And Quiet
Like their debut, this album spans the globe, rooted in American music as firmly as it is African
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9.0
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The Music
A mind-altering walk on the wild side for those seeking enlightenment
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8.5
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The Quietus
Goat are clearly concerned with more than flogging a tasteful blend of trendy influences – Commune is a truly artistic statemen
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The Line Of Best Fit
There are so many interweaving styles and influences at play they'd be, frankly, too laborious to list individually
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8.0
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NME
Frequently glorious, especially in the second half, where rolling, Afrobeat-infused rhythms underpin their best work
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8.0
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DIY
It’s hard to pick out individual standout tracks from ‘Commune’, because, true to its collective name, it works best as a whole
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Art Rocker
Fully loaded not only with the ghosts of rock n roll but also with a clever postmodern mishmash
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Crack
The resolutely unknowable individuals at Goat’s core have created a sequel to World Music that packs an even harder, weirder punch
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Mojo
This is a musical round trip calculated to delight anyone who has previously enjoyed Can or Amon Duul 2’s loose-limbed walks on the cod-tribal wild side. Print edition only
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The Guardian
Commune sounds like the soundtrack to an imaginary early 70s horror film, and it’s wonderful
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The Observer
You get the feeling that Goat could just keep this sinuous groove going forever
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8.0
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musicOMH
The energy that permeates throughout the tracks is undeniable
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The Skinny
Enigmatic, ebullient music that feels like its best secrets are buried tantalisingly within
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The Arts Desk
A mind-blowing cosmic jam that aims for the stratosphere and just keeps going. Commune is primal stuff indeed
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7.3
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Pitchfork
Some of Commune is pretty splendid. It's recorded through a thick veil of reverb, which makes for an improvement on the crisper tone of their debut, the 2012 LP World Music
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Clash
Myriad magical traditions and exemplary musicianship are boiled up in a big vat, like a transcendental potion. Drink it in. Feel the power
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Paste Magazine
In presentation, GOAT makes wild psychedelic rock seem part of ancient human tradition and Commune comes across like an artifact of primal, bygone days
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Drowned In Sound
It feels like the clearest expression yet of who they are, connected inexorably to the past, yet pointing towards a future in which music of all tribes and tongues is united
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Uncut
Their compact jams,the vivid ingredients cherry-picked from disparate corners of the globe, are still as groovy and downright joyous as they ever were
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6.0
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Q
The longueurs outweigh the flashes of inspiration, as one aimless jam follows another. Print edition only
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