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8.0
74896
8.0 |
NME
'Not Real' catapults the Liverpool-based trio into a shiny, silver-suited, synthpop future
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8.0
74897
8.0 |
The Quietus
Like all great pop, it's full of memorable lines and nagging hooks, but also the sense of something ungraspable, resistant to easy interpretation. The water's great, but it's spiked with something strange
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8.0
74901
8.0 |
Mojo
Truly a class act. Print edition only
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8.0
74967
8.0 |
The Guardian
At a time where the word “random” has been diluted to mean anything from the genuinely surreal to a misplaced spoon, it’s a relief to find something so instinctively strange
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8.0
74989
8.0 |
DIY
It becomes clear very quickly (about ten seconds into opener ‘Sequence’) that they’ve taken the ‘if it ain’t broke, break it and start again’ ethos
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8.0
75026
8.0 |
musicOMH
An album that’s more mature and focussed than Stealing Sheep’s debut, harnessing all of their interesting quirks within a showcase of excellent songwriting
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Despite their best efforts to thwart it, Stealing Sheep's intoxicating otherworldliness ultimately wins out
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8.0
75225
8.0 |
The FT
Electronic instruments bring the pastoral, folky side of their music into the computer age
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7.5
75409
7.5 |
The 405
A catchy album that makes you want to dig deeper and discover what they are trying to say lyrically and musically
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7.0
75372
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
An interesting hybrid of accessible but surreal, metronomic pop
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7.0
75054
7.0 |
Clash
Whilst you can't help but admire Stealing Sheep for evolving their sound, with a few track tweaks it could have been an evolution which went so much further
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7.0
74895
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Consistently intriguing and occasionally glorious, Not Real feels like a genuine step forward
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7.0
74900
7.0 |
Uncut
Moves them into dreamier, more intriguing territory. Print edition only
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6.0
74899
6.0 |
Q
Freak-folk femmes go synth-pop. Print edition only
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6.0
75132
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
For its melodies and songs alone, Not Real is a winner. In its final bricolage-style assemblage though, Not Real is not so sure-footed
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6.0
75215
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A charmer of an album
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4.0
75057
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s a shame, because Stealing Sheep are a likeable band with decent potential. But then stealing is taking from others and sheep follow the herd
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