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10.0
86673
10.0 |
DIY
They test noise to extremes, they lose track of time and they make very little sense. It’s as captivating as records come
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9.0
86674
9.0 |
The Music
These songs exhilarate because they're completely unpredictable
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8.5
86675
8.5 |
The 405
The visceral violence of the opener is but a gate for a restless 13-track journey during which everything - but boredom - happens
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8.0
86676
8.0 |
Uncut
Yak's galloping songs are slathered with thick, fuzzed-out guitar and occasional squealing sax, pushing every available needle into the red. Print edition only
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8.0
86677
8.0 |
Q
Yak shoot from the hip with an impetuous first-timers' racket that's rarely short of breathtaking. Print edition only
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8.0
86745
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Yak have nailed their debut album, and exceeded the high expectations put on them from the beginning. Don't let them pass you by
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8.0
86772
8.0 |
The Guardian
You’re unlikely to be writing critical analyses of the lyrics, but you don’t need to with a record that sounds as exciting as this
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8.0
86879
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Alas Salvation delivers on the hype in a way that most bands can’t handle their first go around
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8.0
86672
8.0 |
NME
Every so often a new band will arrive clamouring that guitar music isn’t dead, as if they’re mid-CPR. Yak have crash-landed clutching its still-beating heart, wearing an irrepressible grin
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7.7
87134
7.7 |
Earbuddy
An album full of surprises and quite the debut; inviting its listeners to discover meaning and relate to its cathartic schizophrenia
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6.5
87259
6.5 |
Under The Radar
The individual parts form a tasteful and varied list of NME catnip, but prove ultimately distracting on an otherwise engaging debut
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6.0
86678
6.0 |
Mojo
While the production still feels ill-judged, there are some crackling tracks. Print edition only
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