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Arms Around A Vision

Girls Names

Arms Around A Vision

Third album of surf rock and noise pop from the Belfast quartet

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Tough Love
UK Release date
02/10/2015
US Release date
02/10/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    It might take a little work, but it's an enjoyable endeavor and it makes for an ultimately more enjoyable album in the long run
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  2. 8.0 |   State

    Cathal Cully’s singing is more strident, more confident in cadence than before, the sense of sibilant ire to the fore
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  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    By far the best culmination of multifarious influences that range from ambient/electronica swathe, alt-rock swagger and krautrock- influenced panache
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    A beguiling listen, one that's strangely difficult to stop listening to
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  5. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    Continues to lead Girls Names towards darker territory, but the record is stripped of the studio gloss that made their last effort sound so polished and listenable
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  6. 7.5 |   The 405

    Marks the turning point where Girls Names are starting to figure out exactly what kind of band they really sound like
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  7. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    It sometimes sounds like Nick Cave and Edwyn Collins fighting over songwriting duties while fronting Magazine
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  8. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Dark, intelligent and one of the most imaginative albums of the year so far, but whether it’s as enduring as its predecessor, only time will tell
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    "Reticence," "Chrome Rose," and "I Was You" don't quite live up to their off-kilter introductions, but "Exploit Me" is a magnificent mix of Krautrock drones, sluggish tom-toms. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   DIY

    Like interrailing through the bleakest of post-punk wastelands
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  11. 5.0 |   Clash

    Essentially, 'Arms Around A Vision' is lots of textures in search of some hooks to adorn. It's a record which feels like a grower but never manages to click
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