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8.3
77428
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
More fun than a politically charged hardcore album has any right to be
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8.0
77426
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
By clearly playing by their own rules they have created a record that makes a superb case for the band’s continuing musical, as well as lyrical, relevancy
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8.0
77485
8.0 |
DIY
This may be their biggest gamble yet, but they’ve got a winning hand
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8.0
77505
8.0 |
Q
A formidably weird assault from a truly great hardcore band. Print edition only
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8.0
77577
8.0 |
Exclaim
A solid listen front to back, Freedom is the album fans have been waiting for, and proof that Refused are most certainly not "fucking dead"
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8.0
77632
8.0 |
All Music
Freedom sounds as furiously principled as this group has ever been, and it's a liberating, hard-hitting exercise in punk for smart people
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7.0
77430
7.0 |
The Music
Refused do nothing on Freedom to destroy their legacy but instead offer up a challenging set of tunes symbolic of a band determined to never tread water
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7.0
77616
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's the exhilarating sound of a band that still lives by its own rules
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6.0
77572
6.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Despite its shortcomings, the fact that Refused were brave enough to deliver brand new material despite their legacy is reason enough to be lauded
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6.0
77550
6.0 |
PopMatters
Freedom is as politically vital as the band’s early records, but the 16 years of distance between their studio comeback and their classic 1999 album have bred a bland kind of heavy-handedness to it all
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6.0
77653
6.0 |
Spin
Occasional static aside, it seems Refused are really making good on their long-stated goal to take the airwaves back, or at least vibrating a little closer to the right frequency
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6.0
78311
6.0 |
Mojo
Refused still have something to say. Print edition only
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5.4
77455
5.4 |
Pitchfork
Even under the pretense of ironic ear candy, the band's hijacking of commonplace modern rock proves ultimately to be neither subversive nor satisfying
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5.0
77594
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
Time and time again, Refused sabotages its intellectual ambitions with lamentable artistic choices
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5.0
77602
5.0 |
Gig Soup
If you’re a long-time fan of Refused, you might love this, but you might hate it. It really is a bit like musical Marmite
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5.0
77429
5.0 |
The 405
Freedom is nothing more than an exercise in competent stadium rock
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4.5
77427
4.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This is not a terrible record, just a bland and misguided one
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4.5
77808
4.5 |
Beardfood
What happened to the furious enlighters who set out the shape of punk to come?
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4.2
77603
4.2 |
A.V. Club
Freedom ultimately shows Refused’s dedication to exactly what the album title implies
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4.0
77810
4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
What’s most disappointing is that there was reason to get one’s hopes up over a new Refused album
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3.5
77901
3.5 |
Crack
Where’s the wit? Where’s the rage? Where’s it gone? Faded away with time and disillusionment
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3.0
77559
3.0 |
Under The Radar
After a fierce opener that sounds like they've never been away ("nothing has changed", screams Dennis Lyxzén over raging instrumentation), things then, regrettably, go downhill
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