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9.0
90221
9.0 |
PopMatters
With Heads Up, Warpaint may have crafted their best album yet, one that adroitly harnesses and alchemizes genres, moods, and sounds to suit their many purposes
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9.0
90275
9.0 |
Exclaim
The band sound rejuvenated on Heads Up, solidifying their place as one of the most cohesive and adventurous bands out there
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8.0
90276
8.0 |
NME
For once, Warpaint sound like they’re having fun – and it suits them
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8.0
90324
8.0 |
The Guardian
Many shades of grey and fragments of sound have gone into Heads Up, which is much greater than the sum of its parts
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8.0
90331
8.0 |
All Music
Though the fever-dream beauty of their previous album is missed sometimes, Warpaint sound so excited to be making music on Heads Up that the feeling can't help but be contagious
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8.0
90332
8.0 |
A.V. Club
The fiery furnace powering their new record comes from slashing open every membrane; letting ideas wildly collide like supercharged, excitable atoms
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8.0
90388
8.0 |
Evening Standard
It’s a convincing comeback of startlingly good songs and no compromise
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8.0
90217
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Those well-crafted highs and lows remain on Heads Up , with an enduring backbone, essential for swagger, coursing throughout the centre
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8.0
90218
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Crucially, though, where Warpaint could sound generic on occasion, now they seem so comfortable with what they do, that it no longer sounds of the past at all
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8.0
90421
8.0 |
Mojo
A tension that's electric. Print edition only
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8.0
90427
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Warpaint are at the very top of their game, showcasing a full understanding of their sound and the tools needed to get the best out of it
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7.5
90268
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Beguilingly gloomy and acts as a big leap forward for Warpaint
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7.5
90269
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
A strong, evocative record that solidifies Warpaint as one of the genre’s most creative and entertaining. Whatever that genre is, however, is still up for debate
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7.0
90243
7.0 |
The Music
Less of a warning than a statement of confidence
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7.0
90219
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Warpaint’s most danceable, most tactile record to date
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7.0
90389
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
One thing that’s clear is the band is moving in a fascinating direction, finally exuding the extreme level of confidence needed to pull of all their myriad tricks and join together all the many creative ideas in their head
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7.0
90433
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Warpaint deliver their dream-rock mysticism with such chill confidence and casual concision you almost miss all the different sounds they pull together
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7.0
90515
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Heads Up shows a band fascinated by pushing their limits
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7.0
90216
7.0 |
Clash
At this stage Warpaint still have their boots in two camps: the icy cool of their indie heritage and the open-hearted joy of the kind of music they clearly want to make
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7.0
90414
7.0 |
Crack
Heads Up is earnest, warm and complicated, and Warpaint have always rewarded patient listeners. Trust them
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6.7
90502
6.7 |
Pitchfork
At this point, though, after enticing listeners to lean in closer for a glimpse at those secrets, we might have to question whether Warpaint have any to tel
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6.0
90422
6.0 |
The Observer
Warpaint’s third album is aptly titled, given the startling outbreak of focus here
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6.0
91278
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Heads Up is the quartet's third release, and it finds them trying a few new tricks, like punchy, reverb-less production and hooky melodies
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6.0
90289
6.0 |
Q
Possesses a beguiling Californian gothic ambience. Print edition only
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6.0
90321
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Warpaint continue to be a classy proposition with serious chops, but Heads Up finds them caught between where they’ve been and where they’re going
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6.0
90323
6.0 |
The Independent
Songwriting points remain shrouded, and voices drowsy, but an understated fearlessness pears through the mist
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6.0
90220
6.0 |
The Skinny
Heads Up will still please some fans, and the band will be able to work some of these tracks into respectable live numbers
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5.5
90481
5.5 |
The 405
Warpaint seems to have eschewed much of the artistic momentum they once possessed in favour of a more commercially viable indietronica-style sound
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4.0
90391
4.0 |
The FT
Heads Up does not find the LA quartet in their prime, unlike its predecessors, The Fool and Warpaint
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