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9.0
73428
9.0 |
Crack
Citizen Zombie is the sound of a flare that sparks sporadically, burning cultural preconceptions to cinders
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8.3
73457
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The Pop Group has long been ahead of the curve, and Citizen Zombie is commensurate with its early work in both songcraft and self-aware lyricism
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8.0
73351
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
They have always effortlessly switched registers, blurred genre boundaries and smattered their lyrics with eclectic cultural references. Citizen Zombie does all of these things, without loosing its political edge
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8.0
73354
8.0 |
All Music
Even decades later, these thinking punks are on a different trip than anyone else
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8.0
73355
8.0 |
The Independent
Deviant funk, with dub effects and tangled guitar distortion wielded with razoring disregard for polite taste, is still disconcerting and the focus of their anger is still sharp
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8.0
73378
8.0 |
Q
The overall effect is never less than compelling. Print edition only
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8.0
73384
8.0 |
Mojo
Hot indie producer Paul Epworth certainly hasn't blunted their edge. Print edition only
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7.0
73525
7.0 |
PopMatters
Citizen Zombie might give a pessimistic appraisal of the current state of the world, but the Pop Group didn’t come out of too-early retirement just to be doomsayers
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7.0
73350
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is a genuinely welcome return. It just seems unlikely that anyone will be selecting a track from this record as their favourite 20 years from now
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7.0
74078
7.0 |
Uncut
Citizen Zombie is The Pop Group album they were too at odds – with the world, with each other – to make 35 years ago
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6.0
73977
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Citizen Zombie sounds more “now” than The Pop Group ever did
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6.0
73390
6.0 |
The Observer
Accurate takedowns of the state of things set to backings that, as of old, draw from funk, dub and jazz
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6.0
73416
6.0 |
DIY
At times, it can get a bit much but the spirit of The Pop Group was always to make you slightly uncomfortable
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6.0
73352
6.0 |
The Skinny
The urgency that has always characterised their output remains present and correct
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6.0
73353
6.0 |
The Guardian
There is a new gentility here: softer jazz textures, postmodern dance grooves and even actual pop songs
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5.0
73445
5.0 |
The Music
Not as dangerously bleeding-edge as once they were, their third album is still one of the most politically scathing releases of recent times
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2.4
73520
2.4 |
Pitchfork
An album that’s somehow both loud and timid—all clamor and no sou
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