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The Childhood of a Leader

Scott Walker

The Childhood of a Leader

A soundtrack for Brady Corbet’s feature film debut from the veteran singer-songwriter and former lead singer of The Walker Brothers

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
4AD
UK Release date
19/08/2016
US Release date
19/08/2016
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    It’s dogmatic, uncompromising and confrontational
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Scott Walker is more interested in moving forward than looking back and with the soundtrack to The Childhood of a Leader his music is as unique as ever
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Still testing stuff. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    It’s the power and presence of Walker’s flawed, pseudo-totalist music that picks at this sore historical moment
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  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    An unexpectedly urgent addition to a master's late period canon
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  6. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    Judging from the depth of vision in Leader’s half-hour of music, there's plenty of exciting possibilities left for Walker’s musical lexicon, which continues to go unused by anyone but him
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  7. 7.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    This is a Walker album through and through, linked by conceptual continuity and unbowed innovation
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  8. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    While this is not the best nor most interesting record of his career it does go some way to joining up the dots of this intriguing enigma
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    A hideous spectacle of tyrannical power unchecked. Print edition only

  10. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The overwhelmingly tense and close mood of the music does wonders for the film but doesn't necessarily make for a particularly pleasant listening experience in isolation
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  11. 6.0 |   The Independent

    The result has a premonitory sweep evoking both destiny and danger
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