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9.1
74308
9.1 |
A.V. Club
The Scene Between comes awfully close to being a classic pop album
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8.3
74306
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
All in all, Parton and his collaborators cumulate a muscular and even touching evocation of simply being rattled by the rush — happily
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8.0
74304
8.0 |
The Skinny
Despite the sometimes dense instrumentation, this remains sugar-sweet pop that some will find a bit sickly. But many will love the taste of its fizz
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8.0
74361
8.0 |
The Guardian
A light, entertaining album
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8.0
74377
8.0 |
Q
Songs built around melody rather than samples before adding his customary massive gobstopper production. Print edition only
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8.0
74378
8.0 |
Mojo
Kaleidoscopic yet reassuringly familiar to ‘80s indie fans. Print edition only
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8.0
74516
8.0 |
State
A winning mix of ‘60s girl group pop, hip-hop, punk rock and the sunniest of outlooks, The Scene Between is both a welcome return to action and a wonderful return to form
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8.0
79998
8.0 |
Spin
The power-pop album of the year
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7.5
74670
7.5 |
The 405
You will hear better records than The Scene Between this year; none will put a bigger smile on your face
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7.5
74309
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A melodically dense record packed with insatiable hooks with minimal sacrifice to the band's signature sense of nostalgia-infused momentum
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7.2
74303
7.2 |
Pitchfork
It’s a cohesive listen that doesn't quite translate into a cohesive statement of purpose
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7.0
74379
7.0 |
Uncut
Cleaving to their formula of bubblegum indiepop replete with samples and sound effects. Print edition only
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7.0
74311
7.0 |
NME
It’s all so deliriously ‘up’ that even ‘The Art Of Getting By’ – a song about Californian suicide cult Heaven’s Gate – makes you feel like you’re riding an ice cream van into a city populated by anthropomorphic Sherbet Dib Dabs
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7.0
74307
7.0 |
Exclaim
A Go! Team album that works by evoking their past yet looking optimistic towards the future
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6.2
74328
6.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Beware of sunburn
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6.0
74592
6.0 |
The Music
A step away from funk towards pop
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6.0
74514
6.0 |
Clash
One listen and you'll be transported back to your teens - when some sunshine and a little dance would cure all
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6.0
74305
6.0 |
DIY
When there are so many materials being used to build it, ‘The Scene’ is pretty close to collapse. But hey, if it falls, at least it’ll look pretty on the way down
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6.0
74321
6.0 |
PopMatters
Props to Parton for trying something different, but maybe next time he could aim for something a little less orthodox; that’s the Go! Team’s style, after all
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5.8
74310
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
The Scene Between is a fine little anomaly. Play it loud as you pine for the warm weather. You can only assume that’s how Parton wants it to be heard anyway
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5.0
74594
5.0 |
Earbuddy
It feels like they are taking back everything they once stood for
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5.0
74807
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Noisy, jangly pop crew flies too close to the sun on wings of pure twee sugar
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4.0
76772
4.0 |
God Is In The TV
They should’ve never moved away from the hip hop element that gave their sound some much needed beef
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