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8.1
101774
8.1 |
Gig Soup
An inventive exciting third outing for Django Django, there is very little to dislike about 'Marble Skies'. Catchy and carefree but full of substance, with some of the best tracks the group have ever penned
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8.0
101743
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
A welcome return to get you moving your feet
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8.0
101764
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It's full of creative songwriting and risks that mostly pay off
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8.0
101873
8.0 |
All Music
More nuanced than previous releases but recognizably brand-related, Marble Skies is another win for Django Django
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8.0
101874
8.0 |
Record Collector
What they do well, they do here in spades, and the new experiments come off as more than memorable. They seem to know that variety is the spice of life, so long as there’s familiarity to fall back on
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8.0
101889
8.0 |
musicOMH
The quest for musical exploration should continue for sure, but if that happens hand in hand with this renewed focus and lack of padding then Django Django will be even harder to beat
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8.0
101597
8.0 |
Exclaim
A mature and refined album woven deeply enough into pop's historical fabric to please connoisseurs, but with enough lightness and fun for casual appeal as well
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8.0
101598
8.0 |
NME
The future sound of 2012 is mating here with the current sound of Yates’ wine lodge, and quite possibly creating the sound of 2018
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8.0
101647
8.0 |
DIY
An album calculated to get you from the bar to the dance floor in record time
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8.0
101656
8.0 |
The Guardian
They may never make a perfect album – a certain unevenness seems inbuilt in their approach, where not every experiment turns out quite the way you might have hoped – but they’re capable of making music that sounds close to perfection
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8.0
101701
8.0 |
Evening Standard
It will neither set the world aflame nor disappoint anyone who likes this sort of thing
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8.0
101704
8.0 |
The Observer
Their third album is as eclectic as ever, a winning meld of sunny harmonies, pulsing Krautrock rhythms and psychedelia-tinged vocals, all refracted through the prism of dance music dynamics
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7.8
101815
7.8 |
Paste Magazine
They’re musical expeditionists and experimenters; sometimes they come back with brilliance, and other times they don’t. Good luck predicting when they’ll be which. It’s probably better to just enjoy their journey
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7.5
101728
7.5 |
The 405
They look for their hooks early and don’t let go
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7.0
101725
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
A very enjoyable and exciting record as the art rock band who usually shift between rockabilly and electronica add tropical dancehall, krautrock, house beats and psychedelic folk
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7.0
101578
7.0 |
PopMatters
An album that invites you to throw your hands up in the air, fully engage your hips and shout 'Let's dance!'
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7.0
101581
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
If ‘Marble Skies’ is a little vanilla, it’s a deep and pleasurable kind
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7.0
101941
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Largely reinvigorate Django Django’s distinct sound
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7.0
102119
7.0 |
AU Review
Django Django’s generous style to squeeze as many synths and melodies into one tune is always appreciated by its fanbase
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6.9
101588
6.9 |
Pitchfork
Marbles Skies suggests that they still have either a great pop record or a mind-bending rock opus in them, if they ever feel like going all the way
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6.0
101594
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Eminently likeable rather than loveable
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6.0
101670
6.0 |
Crack
Marble Skies is cleverly constructed and full of hooky choruses, but the art-rock quirkiness makes for a general feeling of a lack of feeling, and the songs here are easy to listen to but hard to connect with
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6.0
101587
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Those determined to enjoy themselves will find much to coo at
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6.0
101579
6.0 |
The Skinny
Django Django stick to their genre-blurring formula with mixed results
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6.0
101614
6.0 |
Q
Neatly executed as it all is, Marble Skies can start to sound like a stylistic sleight-of-hand. Print edition only
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6.0
101615
6.0 |
Mojo
An enjoyable if just occasionally patchy miscellany. Print edition only
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6.0
102543
6.0 |
Clash
A mixed bag that showcases the multitude of genres Django Django can draw upon, but it lacks cohesion
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5.0
101580
5.0 |
Earbuddy
Django Django look to the skies for inspiration for their third album. Unfortunately, they find none
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4.0
101582
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Some noteworthy songs aside, Marble Skies is surface noise – a sound-cloud, if you will – that scatters too quickly for its own good
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