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9.8
97991
9.8 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
The songs on Black Mile are expansive, textured, each one like a painting in a distinct style
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9.0
98004
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
Absolutely class
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9.0
98006
9.0 |
Exclaim
An artistic triumph, the kind worth regarding as a creative masterwork among their collection
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9.0
98057
9.0 |
All Music
Georgia's Manchester Orchestra deliver one of their most balanced and mature efforts
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9.0
97990
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A stunning evolution of a band who aren’t afraid to test themselves
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8.4
98024
8.4 |
Gig Soup
Manchester Orchestra utilise an ability to deliver intensity whilst cultivating a captivating atmosphere to great effect on their fifth outing
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8.0
98094
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s a new high-water mark for the band, and one well worth the pain to reach
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8.0
98134
8.0 |
PopMatters
On their latest album, Manchester Orchestra show that gloominess pays off as long as you've got good songs and smart arrangements
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8.0
98013
8.0 |
The Irish Times
When Hull croons over the starkly beautiful acoustic love song The Parts, it feels like the missing piece of an album that ticks every box
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8.0
97992
8.0 |
The Music
As brittle as it is powerful
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8.0
97994
8.0 |
Earbuddy
Manchester Orchestra's songs are bigger than ever
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7.7
97997
7.7 |
Paste Magazine
It may not be a no-hitter (nothing here is as immediately visceral as, say, “Shake It Off” or as instantly gorgeous as “Simple Math,” perhaps), but the band still looks and sounds strong
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7.0
98230
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Their most confounding and thrilling work yet, with the most grandiose narrative concepts, production, and arrangements of their career
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7.0
98103
7.0 |
Punk News
It's another haunting effort but one that doesn't quite pack the rock and roll punch of old
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7.0
98076
7.0 |
The 405
The bold new steps Andy Hull and company take on it seem likely to be the building blocks upon which they build their next classic
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6.0
98049
6.0 |
DIY
The band balance loud and quiet better than ever
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6.0
98118
6.0 |
Q
Sounding beautiful is a good problem to have. Print edition only
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6.0
98015
6.0 |
The Guardian
Their fifth LP is full of hearty, outdoorsy Americana
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5.0
98020
5.0 |
A.V. Club
There’s some beautiful songwriting here, but it’s buried beneath the smudges of its producers
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