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How to Die in the North

BC Camplight

How to Die in the North

Third album from US-born, Manchester-based songwriter and past War on Drugs live member Brian Christinzio

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
19/01/2015
US Release date
20/01/2015
  1. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Christinzio has bloomed rather than perished during his rainy city sojourn
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is an occasionally beautiful, often strange album that deserves a wider audience than Christinzio’s previous releases
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  3. 8.0 |   All Music

    At just nine tracks, the album is as economical as it is overflowing with pure pop goodness
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    An album of sunshine-y ‘60s psych-pop, full of lush dynamics and stacks of honey-glazed harmonies. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Sound both lost and found, with epic bitter and sweet notes. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Melodic and eccentric, this is a multi-layered beauty. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    It's refreshing to know that there's still space for something different in the broad church of pop music
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  8. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Crisp, unforgettable melodies
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  9. 8.0 |   The 405

    A private record of intimate calculations, made universal with the help of a versatile band and a wonderful voice
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  10. 8.0 |   The Music

    Quietly brilliant
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  11. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The album’s highlight, Why Doesn’t Anybody Fall in Love Anymore, puts its hand into the inside jacket pocket of John Grant’s recent catalogue and steals from it with no shame and great joy
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  12. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    It’s an awkward listen much of the time, occasionally to a fault but frequently endearing in the process
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  13. 5.6 |   Earbuddy

    Elton John, Bowie, Beck and even Queen keep coming to mind. But they’ve all done it better. Much better. Why settle for an imitation?
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  14. 4.0 |   The List

    You could imagine him presenting a valued asset as a sideman and foil to a writer of truer inspiration
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