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10.0
91182
10.0 |
Drowned In Sound
In a year of excellent records, American Football have quite possibly made the best
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9.0
91127
9.0 |
Exclaim
Even if there are another 17 years between this and the next album — or no next one at all — there will exist the intensely desired second chapter that did right by its legacy
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9.0
91170
9.0 |
The 405
This is how a band aimed at young people is meant to grow up
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8.6
91149
8.6 |
Paste Magazine
Like it did in 1999, American Football proves its ability to stand out in a sea of contemporaries and imitators, post-aughts emo revival or no
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8.3
91129
8.3 |
Consequence Of Sound
While their music may sound as fresh as ever, American Football’s message these days is clear: time takes everything
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8.3
91185
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The intervening years have been kind to the group; its easy chemistry remains a dialogue full of endearing, if not ample, surprises
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8.0
91300
8.0 |
Clash
After nearly two decades of dormancy, it’s incredible to think that there’s never been a band that’s come close to emulating what makes American Football, American Football
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8.0
91416
8.0 |
musicOMH
Beautiful, sad, uplifting, and thoughtful, American Football’s return is definitely something to get excited about, but in a subdued way. Naturally
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8.0
91155
8.0 |
The Guardian
For anyone who felt the band were gone too soon in their first incarnation, this is a welcome trip into familiar territory
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8.0
91161
8.0 |
All Music
Some might miss the more abstract appeal of the original AF album, but the way the band updates and slightly expands that approach makes this new album a resounding success
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8.0
91125
8.0 |
The Skinny
Like its predecessor, this is a record you’ll want to spend endless nights with
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7.7
91276
7.7 |
Pitchfork
To paraphrase Homer Simpson, LP2 is by and for people who are lucky to find a half hour a week in which to get wistful
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7.0
91126
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s gratifying to see American Football catch up with their own history
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7.0
91128
7.0 |
The Music
Sounds exactly like a follow-up to its pre-millennium predecessor, without sounding like a dated rehash
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6.5
91173
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Despite its new perspective, the band won’t alienate fans or turn away new listeners, though the album may be a hard sell to anyone who isn’t already a fan
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6.0
91181
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Upon first listen, the mannered passivity of American Football sure does undermine the wide-eyed vitality of their 1999 debut
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6.0
91184
6.0 |
DIY
17 years in waiting, American Football’s return comes with more than a few preconceptions
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5.0
91190
5.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It’s not breaking news that reunion music isn’t a revelation, but this album seems worse than the merely dull crop of new Owen material
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4.0
92290
4.0 |
Onlike
This “whatever” of a record maybe could have somehow passed, if this was made by a new band, but knowing what American Football have previously done, their new album was unquestionably not worth waiting 17 years
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4.0
91178
4.0 |
PopMatters
Midwestern emo legends American Football return with a companion album to their lone 1999 LP
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