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9.0
88690
9.0 |
Gig Soup
Delicate, sombre and thoughtful: the band's most complete work to date
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8.5
85949
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
This is the most straightforward the band has ever been, cutting out all fluff to their overall sound
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8.5
85468
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Just as Frightened Rabbit felt like they were starting to fall into a bit of a rut, Painting of a Panic Attack arrives to remind why they are such a special band
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8.0
85495
8.0 |
Clash
It’s a wonderful record, one to wrestle with, one that lingers at odd moments of the day and night. Allow it to seek you out
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8.0
85540
8.0 |
musicOMH
Wherever you look, the melancholic atmosphere of The National is not far away and it provides the perfect accompaniment to the themes of the record
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8.0
85454
8.0 |
The Skinny
The celestial chorus lines of Woke Up Hurting and Little Drum on this new LP are among those moments of pure magic an artist might hope to unearth once in a lifetime
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8.0
85455
8.0 |
The Independent
When you compare it to material from 2010’s Winter of Mixed Drinks or even Pedestrian Verse (2013) – it’s fresher, bolder and more vibrant
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8.0
85636
8.0 |
Evening Standard
An air-punching album of emotional honesty
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8.0
85652
8.0 |
All Music
By far the most immediate and inclusive collection of songs that the band has laid to tape to date
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8.0
85458
8.0 |
Mojo
Easily FR’s strongest album for years. Print edition only
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8.0
85766
8.0 |
The Music
The band stick to their sociorealist roots and these songs, brimming with hard living and hard times, are instantly relatable
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8.0
86538
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
The return to form that fans of Frightened Rabbit have been hoping for ever since Midnight Organ Fight. It’s strong enough to win over new audiences, too
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7.5
85633
7.5 |
A.V. Club
A lonely and haunted record, Painting Of A Panic Attack doesn’t soar like much of Frightened Rabbit’s catalog, instead taking its time to explore the mind’s darker inner rooms
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7.5
85456
7.5 |
The 405
It's a record that swells with the longing for home and the anxiety that having a new place to call home brings
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7.5
85509
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
There’s no cure for leprosy, but as they say, what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
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7.0
85869
7.0 |
Beardfood
The grandest gestures don’t always feel the most sincere, but at times they still go small enough to hit you
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7.0
86457
7.0 |
PopMatters
Painting of a Panic Attack is Frightened Rabbit dressed up as the National for Halloween. It’s a nice change, but still very much the band fans have come to love
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6.0
86068
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Painting with a Panic Attack’s main flaw - it tempers Frightened Rabbit’s invigorating merriment in an attempt to turn them into an inoffensive, poker-faced troupe
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6.0
86362
6.0 |
Q
Emotional Scottish rockers get timely assistance from the National. Print edition only
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6.0
85628
6.0 |
DIY
This album may declare itself a painting, but there’s a much bigger picture to see here
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6.0
85457
6.0 |
Uncut
Their fifth album inflates Selkirk’s hand-knitted Coldplay to vast proportions. Print edition only
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6.0
85654
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This still feels exactly like the record they had to make, and there are startlingly good stretches to be found, but there’s enough of a disconnect between the songs to make it a slightly jarring experience
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6.0
85708
6.0 |
Pitchfork
With the National's Aaron Dessner behind the boards, their newest is more a sensible repositioning than a reinvention
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4.5
85800
4.5 |
Under The Radar
Ultimately, something of the bracing, glass-clinking exuberance found in The Midnight Organ Fight and Pedestrian Verse is squelched
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