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8.0
79608
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The entire record sounds like a calmly-executed upswing, both personally and professionally
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8.0
79612
8.0 |
The Skinny
Few make the little appear big (and the big sound intimate) as elegantly as Zach Condon
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8.0
79614
8.0 |
Exclaim
A portrait of a man putting on a brave face while piecing his life back together, and it's all the more engaging for it
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8.0
79913
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Sometimes a good Beirut album on paper is a near-great Beirut album in practice
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8.0
79918
8.0 |
Beardfood
More diversity (and even more horns) would've been appreciated, but this concise record is once again full of that typical Beirut magic
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7.5
79919
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Condon created the exact piece of mind he was looking for all along
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7.0
79613
7.0 |
The Music
Zach Condon has stripped back the sound of his project down to their essential elements
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7.0
79639
7.0 |
All Music
Should appeal to the Beirut loyal as well as serve as a fine representative for any potential admirers who've simply managed to miss them along the way
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6.7
79641
6.7 |
A.V. Club
The overall pleasantness of the bulk of songs only gives way to emotional complexity a couple times
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6.7
79610
6.7 |
Pitchfork
While it definitely unifies itself around and gains some affective power from sounding unfinished, it still sounds it
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6.5
79611
6.5 |
Under The Radar
It's a very good Beirut album, but the hope remains that Condon has at least one great one in him
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6.0
79609
6.0 |
musicOMH
There’s a sense of him dipping his toe back in the pool to test the water with this record, and hopefully the next album will see him take a spectacular leap back in
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6.0
79606
6.0 |
Clash
The arrival of debut 'Gulag Orkestar' in 2006 caused waves due to the sheer uniqueness of Beirut's sound, and here you begin to wish it'd evolve somewhat
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6.0
79629
6.0 |
DIY
A familiar and easy-going album that might step in a different direction, but ultimately remains distinctively Beirut
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6.0
79651
6.0 |
Mojo
This feels more like a holding exercise rather than a fully-fledged long playing statement. Print edition only
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6.0
79652
6.0 |
Q
Uplifting and reminiscent of David Byrne. Print edition only
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6.0
79653
6.0 |
Uncut
It is limited overall and the filigreed production is out of step with the minimalist balladeering peers who have flourished in his absence. Print edition only
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6.0
80220
6.0 |
Earbuddy
Though No No No isn’t necessarily Beirut’s greatest album to date, it definitely works for the present and is far better AND thoughtful than the vast majority of albums released every week
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6.0
79784
6.0 |
State
At a little over 29 minutes it feels painfully light, and bar a few experimental rhythms and switch-overs, there’s not much in terms of stylistic progression
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6.0
81729
6.0 |
NOW
A pleasantly nostalgic experience, but ultimately it feels insubstantial
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5.8
79916
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
No No No is agreeable front to back, but it’s miles away from the youthful, heartfelt, inspired work of Beirut’s past
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5.0
79737
5.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Ostensibly their pop record, this brisk, 29-minute album album runs out of ideas in the first ten. Play it and forget it
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5.0
79625
5.0 |
Spin
The blessed simplicity of the arrangements on No No No makes one cry out for a more adventurous artist to place in these settings
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4.0
79647
4.0 |
The Independent
While pleasant in places, there’s a lack of drive about Zach Condon’s latest outing as Beirut
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4.0
80117
4.0 |
NME
The record peaks with its first two songs
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3.0
80933
3.0 |
Gig Soup
'No No No' is stripped of all of the chaotic brass and strings that previously made Beirut an entertaining band
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