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Rain Machine

Rain Machine

Rain Machine

TV on the Radio guitarist/singer Kyp Malone's solo indie rock project

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6.1

Label
Anti
UK Release date
22/09/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   Spin

    Rain Machine doesn’t have TVOTR’s Berlin Wall of Sound might, but it’s still an accomplished work.
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  2. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is no mere facsimile; there’s more depth, more space for him to stretch out in, especially when he settles into the desolate run of songs that make up the final third of Rain Machine.
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  3. 7.0 |   NME

    Half of it’s as good as anything TVOTR have ever done
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  4. 7.0 |   FasterLouder

    Though a tad indulgent at times, the album can provide many wonderful moments if you surrender to its unique charms
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  5. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    This damning lack of momentum is a real shame considering Malone is such a gifted, expressive, wide-ranging vocalist, a frequently lovely and fluid guitarist, and generally an interestingly vivid lyricist.
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  6. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  9. 5.0 |   The Observer

    Malone – never a bundle of laughs – is revealed here as an artist more seriously tormented, and tormenting, than even his bleakest TV moments suggest
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  10. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    All too often, though, Malone comes down with the sonic and lyrical grumps. And, to be perfectly honest, no one really wants to listen to that kind of carry-on
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