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8.0
75660
8.0 |
NME
Sounds like it was recorded without a care in the world. You’re only young once, and Palma Violets are in no hurry to grow up
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8.0
75661
8.0 |
The Guardian
Danger in the Club’s flaws and charms alike are summed up in the way Matador rollercoasts from sprawling mess to tuneful brilliance as the band throw everything in their locker at a heroic charge towards death or glory
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8.0
75674
8.0 |
Mojo
Pulsing with youthful rebellion, PV sound wildly bacchanalian. Print edition only
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8.0
75657
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Never has Fryer so expertly channelled Joe Strummer, his gruff, thickly accented tones ensuring Palma Violets’ punk exploits hold up until the very end
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7.0
75742
7.0 |
All Music
Despite its many head-bobbing moments, Danger in the Club feels more like two EPs -- one that builds on 180's exuberance and one that explores new territory -- than a consistent album
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6.7
75896
6.7 |
Earbuddy
Is it tough for a band to sound musically efficient but maintain a drunken stupor? If so, then Palma Violets excel at it; delivering hook-heavy, brash rock songs
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6.0
76092
6.0 |
NOW
The choruses aren't quite as contagiously catchy, and they occasionally try too hard to be clever with their songwriting
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6.0
75659
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Their daffy humour and the enjoyment of making the album bleeds through
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6.0
77163
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
These guys' re-enactment of the soccer-yob side of Seventies punk and pub rock is plenty idealistic
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6.0
75780
6.0 |
musicOMH
Still only in their early 20s, Palma Violets seem happy to go with the flow for the time being; perhaps next time around they will start to define the direction they want to pursue
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6.0
75795
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Danger In The Club is largely more of the same then, albeit one that's clearly had a little more care given to it
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6.0
75675
6.0 |
Q
Exudes a ragged rock'n'roll spirit which simply can't be manufactured. Print edition only
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6.0
75696
6.0 |
DIY
This second album shows that there is more to Palma Violets’ schtick than barely tamed chaos
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5.8
75658
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
This is a professional album, but the Violets are known as professional rabble-rousers, not professional studio rats
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5.5
76784
5.5 |
Under The Radar
Revealed as a bit of a one-trick pony on Danger In the Club, with the novelty of their jangly pub-rock fading as quickly as the taste of the violet-flavored candy that they're named after
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5.0
76946
5.0 |
PopMatters
Despite Palma Violets' continuing promise, aggression and abandon can't compensate for the lack of tunes on Danger in the Club
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5.0
75804
5.0 |
Exclaim
The album is a half-baked effort that resembles a collection of demos rather than a high-stakes sophomore album
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4.5
76031
4.5 |
Pitchfork
Danger in the Club is beset by a powerful sense of dread, but there's little effort in Palma Violets' performance, despite their claims that producer John Leckie drilled them to extremes
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4.0
75732
4.0 |
The Music
They can write a hook with their hands tied. It’s just unfortunate most of them are drowned in dreary vocals and stodgy production
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