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10.0
97051
10.0 |
A.V. Club
It’s galvanizing, uncompromising, and uplifting, and it should speak to everyone who still has some fight left in them
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10.0
97186
10.0 |
musicOMH
Righteous, vicious and vital
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9.0
97193
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Great protest art rarely remains tied to the era that produced it, and it’s likely that The Underside of Power will still have a lasting impact on listeners long after the man in the White House is a faded, distant memory
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9.0
97101
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Algiers are several orders up in terms of gravitas and power and the sheer conviction of their sound, not just over Bloc Party but pretty much everything else right now
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9.0
97048
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
An incredible undertaking and for the most part an incredible achievement
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9.0
97065
9.0 |
Clash
It is one of the year’s very best albums, and sets out Algiers as one of the decade’s very best bands
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9.0
97137
9.0 |
All Music
Even amid violence, darkness, and horror, that the human spirit is affirmed through witness and resistance, leading not only to solace but to redemption
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9.0
97384
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In the face of all that contemptible hostility and misguided nationalism, Algiers crafted a unified, cautiously optimistic record that rises above the vitriolic din
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8.5
97325
8.5 |
Earbuddy
At times it feels less like Algiers wrote and recorded this album. Rather, it just came into existence as a result of the current political climate
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8.4
97131
8.4 |
Gig Soup
They retain the smorgasbord of influences found on their debut (post punk, industrial, blues, gospel, soul and more), while also smoothing them over with the soul and electronics turned up a few notches
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8.0
97133
8.0 |
DIY
Will leave you torn between tears and dancing
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8.0
97112
8.0 |
No Ripcord
There’s a confrontational energy to The Underside of Power that encourages conversation, and not just rapturous abandon. It’s an unorthodox approach that immediately distinguishes them
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8.0
97223
8.0 |
PopMatters
Musically adventurous and spiritually redemptive: this is what the music of our time should sound like
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8.0
97257
8.0 |
State
One of 2017’s most important records
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8.0
97070
8.0 |
Exclaim
The whole record holds a mirror up to society and asks the question: What do we want from our leaders, and ourselves? It's a difficult request often ignored in popular music, but it's a vital one for these turbulent times
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8.0
97088
8.0 |
Under The Radar
This is one of those zeitgeist capturing records, all done without compromise or a hint of triteness. Algiers were once a band with promise; now they've fully arrived.
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8.0
97093
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
From the political and ideological to the guttural and anthemic, Algiers angry voice remains a protest sound for these restless days and nights
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8.0
97049
8.0 |
The Music
Confirms Algiers as one of our time's most relevant bands
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8.0
97050
8.0 |
The Skinny
This is an important record at a time when galvanising young people to protest is needed perhaps more than ever
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8.0
97304
8.0 |
The FT
Combines abrasively claustrophobic beats, defiant squalls of rock ‘n’ soul and brooding electronic music
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8.0
97147
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Algiers amount to much more than the sum of their influences. Now is their time
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8.0
97182
8.0 |
The Observer
Not an easy listen, but it is a rewarding one
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7.0
97052
7.0 |
Uncut
An abrasive but soulful post-punk. Print edition only
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7.0
97122
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
A genuinely new way to mangle the blues
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5.8
97286
5.8 |
Pitchfork
The songs burn with anger and grief, but lack cohesion to get the message across
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