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10.0
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10.0 |
The Guardian
An artist who evidently doesn’t see an unabashed love of pop music as antithetical to experimentation
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9.0
74763
9.0 |
musicOMH
A masterful return from the East India Youth man, one that manages to provoke a rollercoaster of emotions over its run time
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9.0
74779
9.0 |
The 405
A stunning, transformative electronic record
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9.0
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9.0 |
Clash
The ten tracks which make up 'Culture Of Volume' are each distinctive but seamlessly connect and click together to produce a piece of work that will both delight and enthral
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8.5
74950
8.5 |
The Quietus
An album that sounds massive, pompous, threatening, druggy, psychically hollow, a mirror turned against the daily noise... and is all the better for it
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8.0
74962
8.0 |
The Music
Recycling the electronic debris of the past, Doyle emerges sounding like he’s breaking new ground
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8.0
74984
8.0 |
The FT
Music is mercurial, similar in spirit to the UK musician’s debut, but richer sounding
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Raises the volume but preserves the charm. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
It’s the strongest Doyle’s sounded as a songwriter, even if he’s still finding his feet
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
While Total Strife Forever expertly blended a wide variety of genres, Culture of Volume feels more cohesive, less erratic
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8.0
74812
8.0 |
The Skinny
Self-aware, ambitious and hugely broad in reach
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8.0
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NME
Delights in genre-hopping, but it’s less abstract and more coherent than its predecessor
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
As a whole, Culture of Volume is an intense and fascinating album, one that leaves sequel-like anticipation for what else East India Youth may have in store
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8.0
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8.0 |
Beardfood
A lovely fostering of organic beats and sounds that burst forth when given the attention they deserve
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
This is the sound of a major talent developing. Print edition only
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7.5
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7.5 |
Crack
While at times it may seem a step back in terms of instrumental complexity to the point of, on occasion, sounding a little flat, it doubtless drives home the frivolous lack of boundaries the East India Youth project sets itself
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Confidently leaps between clubhouse and electro-pop, yet achieves a unified sound for East India Youth that was lacking with Total Strife Forever
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
For all its ambition, it’s a showreel of promise and potential rather than a cohesive whole
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Pop! goes the Mercury Prize nominee's second. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Doyle actually sounds far more arresting when he’s emancipated from the strictures of rhythm and vocals, as on bookending tracks ‘The Juddering’ and ‘Montage Resolution’
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Intermittently tortured by a desire for mass stardom, he’s eager to tame the chaos that could carry him there
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
Finds this east London-based synth auteur on the verge of going the full A-ha
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6.0
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6.0 |
Time Out
Whether or not he’s back on the Mercury shortlist this year, let’s hope he sticks with the keyboards this time – and stays out of politics for good
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
A record with potential
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5.7
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5.7 |
Pitchfork
For a record so bent on impressing the listener, Culture of Volume somehow never manages to leave a mark
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