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8.3
85073
8.3 |
A.V. Club
If Patch The Sky is any indication, Mould’s still a long way away from being on the clock
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8.0
85125
8.0 |
No Ripcord
He’s forever indebted to the glorious, towering rock anthem, always placing those fingers right where they should be on the fret. A role he carries out with a level of expertise that only comes with experience
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8.0
85219
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A stunning example of Bob Mould’s resolve and ability to channel life, death, love and failure into two sides of meaningful and melodic music
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8.0
85221
8.0 |
musicOMH
It’s full of grief and bleakness to be sure, but there’s also an exhilarating sense of catharsis to be had
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8.0
85364
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
It seems for the past four years, I’ve been consistently saying ‘this is the best Bob Mould album in years‘. After a few listens to ‘Patch The Sky’, I’m happy to be able to roll the same phrase out once again
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8.0
85392
8.0 |
The FT
Wall-of-sound guitars and surging melodies recall Mould’s old group, while hollered vocals suggest vigour rather than despair
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8.0
85591
8.0 |
Q
Expresses his darker emotions n ways that make you want to shout along. Print edition only
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8.0
85795
8.0 |
The Quietus
On first listen, this is a collection of dense instrumentation and howled angst but repeated listens sees the album expose itself strip by strip and layer by layer as melodies begin to appear like buds in spring but growing into full bloom
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8.0
84967
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Mould has turned up the contrast between anger and melody, and found some sense of enlightenment
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8.0
84968
8.0 |
Mojo
Following the creative upswing of 2012's Silver Age and 2014's Beauty & Ruin, this is definitive work
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8.0
84969
8.0 |
Uncut
No other pony does his one trick half as well. Print edition only
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8.0
85032
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Bob Mould conjuring the ecstatic rage of his earlier bands for a grim new era, apparently still convinced that the best way to meet crushing hopelessness is by barreling head first through it with a throat-shredding howl and all amps cranked
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8.0
85046
8.0 |
PopMatters
Teeters between the crisp production and outright aggression that marked Mould's short tenure fronting sugar
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8.0
84964
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
A good deal more inspired and vital than much of what gets turned out by many half his age
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8.0
84965
8.0 |
The Skinny
Direct, honest and powerful, Patch The Sky can only win you over, slowly but surely
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8.0
85072
8.0 |
All Music
Another midlife triumph from Mould, a record that harks back to his past while completely occupying the present moment
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7.5
84966
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Mould has turned his music into a personal reflecting pool, a watery blank canvas into which he expertly casts the stones of his regrets and longings
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7.5
85049
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Mould hasn't lost a step
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7.0
84963
7.0 |
Gig Soup
Stands as a monument and testament to Bob Mould‘s impeccable knack as a songwriter and deliverer of great melodies, proving that he’s here to stay
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7.0
85461
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Succeeds largely because these furious songs sound as if they're hardwired to raw nerves
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6.0
85062
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Doesn’t break new ground but also doesn’t wear down the same ground the artist has visited many, many times before
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