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9.0
83098
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Despite its impending theme of hopelessness, Suicide Songs delivers on every level – not least of which is highlighting Jamie Lee as one of the finest wordsmiths of his generation
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8.0
83052
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This is not as bleak or as unrelenting a record as it might seem on the face of it, and it isn’t, either, quite the record we might have expected to follow The Shadow of Heaven
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8.0
82897
8.0 |
The Skinny
Bigger, brighter and possibly even more beautiful than before
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8.0
82904
8.0 |
Clash
Equally fragile and resplendent in its execution, it's the kind of album that stays with you long after its haunting close
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8.0
83142
8.0 |
All Music
A haunting, howling album that, despite outward signs, is above all tuneful and engaging
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8.0
83148
8.0 |
The Guardian
A glorious cry from the heart that delivers a real emotional wallop
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8.0
83241
8.0 |
Q
Far from being a downer, these songs are frequently sublime. Print edition only
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8.0
83242
8.0 |
Uncut
Intense. Print edition only
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8.0
83244
8.0 |
Mojo
Richly arranged reflections. Print edition only
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8.0
83273
8.0 |
musicOMH
This is a work of great individuality and poise that should increase MONEY’s currency as one of the best young British bands to emerge in recent years
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8.0
83122
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
A really honest-sounding record from start to finish and deserves an elevated place in those end of year lists
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8.0
83350
8.0 |
Gig Soup
This album expresses the complications with communicating about mental health in a way that only music can
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8.0
83516
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Juggles anguish and optimism in equal measure, somehow mournful and triumphant in search for some kind of personal salvation
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7.7
83099
7.7 |
Pitchfork
Suicide Songs is both consoling and encouraging, revealing itself fully only after repeated listens and paying dividends each time
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7.5
82898
7.5 |
The 405
The timelessness of this album reflects the nature of its subject matter
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7.0
82947
7.0 |
The Music
A lesson in not judging a book (or record) by its cover
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7.0
83103
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A solid and beautifully put together record (the proof is in the listening; you can feel that the whole group put their all into making it), but at times the expansive tracks do start to feel a bit, well, samey
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7.0
83284
7.0 |
Under The Radar
The undoubted highlight here is the eight-minute masterpiece "Night Came"
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7.0
83060
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Throughout, the onus is on vocal takes that are emotionally honest rather than technically perfect, and this rawness helps strengthen the record’s desolate narrative
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6.7
83055
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Carries despair and hope in equal volumes
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6.0
83129
6.0 |
DIY
An album that’s excellent at times, but which arrived with preconceptions so strong that could never be matched
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5.0
83355
5.0 |
PopMatters
A Manchester band who create some beautiful music. But the singing is not on the money
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