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8.0
82716
8.0 |
Q
A truly great band waiting for their moment. Print edition only
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8.0
82759
8.0 |
DIY
An incredibly accomplished effort from a band who have truly found their feet
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8.0
82827
8.0 |
musicOMH
Both a new departure for the Mystery Jets and their most consistent and rewarding album yet
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8.0
83030
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Each successive listen revealed something else...it was always a pleasure, and most definitely not a chore
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8.0
83035
8.0 |
Gig Soup
A constellation of experimental and mature tracks that approach one of lives hardest transitions in a completely magical, unique and intellectual way
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8.0
83131
8.0 |
All Music
The perfect balance between immediacy and nostalgia, which is something that Mystery Jets have been slowly but surely perfecting since 2003
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8.0
83238
8.0 |
NME
Immaculate pop choruses are scattered throughout, like glossy apples in the boughs of a flourishing tree
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7.7
83555
7.7 |
AU Review
The band has definitely gone in an ever-progressive direction
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7.5
82883
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Epic, towering soundscapes built on sturdy prog and indie rock foundations
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7.0
82873
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The anthemic choruses and impassioned vocal strains don’t have the same breezy, light-hearted nature that we’re used to with Mystery Jets
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7.0
82712
7.0 |
Under The Radar
An ode to the uncertainty of the quarter-life crisis that somehow manages to make that awkward entry into maturity sound bittersweet and beautiful at once
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7.0
82715
7.0 |
Uncut
Wonky psychedelia, noodly prog rock and harmony filled indie pop. Print edition only
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6.0
83091
6.0 |
Paste Magazine
Isn’t a complete rebound—there are too many fumbles, too many eye-rolls...but in its fits of brilliance, Mystery Jets reclaim their throne as rock’s savviest copycats
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6.0
82713
6.0 |
The Skinny
A remarkably slick experience
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6.0
82747
6.0 |
The Guardian
Fewer quirks but flashes of brilliance
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6.0
82969
6.0 |
Mojo
A sense of growth, impermanence and yearning runs through these songs. Print edition only
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5.0
82714
5.0 |
The Music
The record tries hard to possess awe-inspiring atmospherics and the studiophiles will have a field day ticking off the production techniques
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5.0
83517
5.0 |
No Ripcord
Comes across a little on the self-indulgent side
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4.0
83053
4.0 |
State
It is a sorry indictment that a nine track album comes to feel like something of a slog
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