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10.0
70059
10.0 |
musicOMH
There isn’t a weak track on show. It makes Plowing Into The Field Of Love a truly impressive piece of work
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9.0
70129
9.0 |
FasterLouder
Though the musical style of Plowing Into The Field Of Love is undoubtedly a massive departure from the band’s previous material, the aspect of this LP that truly stands out is Rønnenfelt’s lyrics
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9.0
70035
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
After a few years of providing an exhilarating escapism, Iceage’s bold, knotted music has finally found something to fight against
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8.5
70180
8.5 |
Pitchfork
This is the sound of Iceage finding a balance between getting older and seeking immortality by way of leaping into an abandoned-lot fire head-first
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8.5
70188
8.5 |
Beardfood
Their most fluid, challenging and best album
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8.5
69988
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
They have matured to find catharsis in texture, dynamics and control rather than fast-paced adolescent aggression
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8.3
70187
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
There are more riffs on this record than on any other Iceage record
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8.0
70289
8.0 |
The Skinny
Explorations into matters of the heart, soundtracked by brass-bound choruses, chugging rockabilly and a newfound approach to their songcraft
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8.0
69991
8.0 |
DIY
Turns everything they’ve already established upside-down, on its head, and pulls it inside-out for good measure
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8.0
69992
8.0 |
Exclaim
This is the most punk thing Iceage could've done at this point — and arguably the best thing they've done, period
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8.0
70074
8.0 |
NME
The most thrillingly risky thing they could have done
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8.0
70616
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
If Plowing Into the Field of Love is meant to convey anything, it’s the otherworldly passion of a world without control and without truth
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7.9
70093
7.9 |
Earbuddy
Iceage do all sorts of punk really, really well, but there’s only so much praise I can give towards a band who rest comfortably in the laurels of a genre famous for demonizing those who rest on their laurels
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7.5
70081
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Iceage has succeeded in creating a bleak world all their own, a world not entirely indebted to their post-punk forebears, and one filled with the contradictions of youth
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7.4
70190
7.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The maturity of the record and the band’s sonic remodeling mark Plowing Into the Field of Love as Iceage’s greatest achievement to date
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7.0
70127
7.0 |
PopMatters
This Danish outfit is grappling with the material, and while it does bring forth visceral pleasure, you cannot deny that it does sound remarkably post-punk
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7.0
70089
7.0 |
All Music
If the sound is less brutal, it's no less challenging, and emotionally this hits as hard as anything they've released to date
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7.0
70426
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
This is the sound of band evolving and, in places, coming into their own; at the same time, there’s just enough of the original blueprint not to alienate their fan-base
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6.0
69993
6.0 |
The Guardian
The Copenhagen band leap from the punky roar of their first two albums into music that teeters thrillingly on the edge of chaos
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4.0
70397
4.0 |
Clash
Proves woefully lacking in coherency, and fails as its makers’ next evolution
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4.0
70683
4.0 |
Q
Very much an acquired taste. Print edition only
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