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10.0
101831
10.0 |
NME
In an ever-changing landscape for British ‘guitar music’ – hello Shame, farewell Wild Beasts – this is a sound, a set of songs, that deserves to expand the size of Hookworms’ hard-won community. It’s been well earned
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10.0
101888
10.0 |
The Guardian
Microshift manages to be both their most accessible work and their most intense: the sound of an already powerful band gaining not just clarity, but focus
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9.0
101828
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It's the beginning of the 2018 and talk of albums of the year right now is obviously churlish, but on Microshift we're hearing a band hitting their sweet spot with such an effortless swagger that we're sure this is a contender
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9.0
101835
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
If this isn’t one of the albums of the year then we must be in for something special
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9.0
101984
9.0 |
The 405
Hookworms step into the light on Microshift, making the leap from a really good band to an absolutely essential one
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9.0
102004
9.0 |
No Ripcord
At this point, Hookworms might just be the best British band in the business. For a band defined by its part-time DIY ethos, this is quite the accomplishment
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8.5
101829
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Undoubtedly their best effort to date
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8.0
101830
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
One thing for sure, though, is that Hookworms sound a damn sight more energetic than anyone could have expected in the circumstances. Rejuvenated, even
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8.0
101851
8.0 |
All Music
Microshift ends up being just as powerful and cathartic as previous works while being richer and more musically satisfying
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8.0
101965
8.0 |
musicOMH
Microshift finds Hookworms drawing a line under their history and taking their first step on a new adventure. They’ve not put a foot wrong yet
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8.0
101827
8.0 |
Clash
Reborn through anguish, Hookworms are alive and otherworldly as ever
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8.0
101843
8.0 |
Uncut
A wonderful record. Print edition only
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8.0
101844
8.0 |
Q
Expanding your sound without losing your edge is a tough trick to pull off, but Hookworms manage it with inner space to spare. Print edition only
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8.0
101845
8.0 |
Mojo
An unusual yet utterly coherent balance of tenderness and euphoria, vulnerability and invention. Print edition only
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8.0
101832
8.0 |
DIY
Bristles with life and never sits still
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8.0
101833
8.0 |
The Skinny
Microshift utilises Hookworms' propensity for psychedelia and takes it somewhere new, resulting in their most accessible record to date
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8.0
101993
8.0 |
Record Collector
The sonic shift hinted at by their third album’s title isn’t so much a radical overhaul as a re-energising of their affirmative impetus
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7.9
101877
7.9 |
Pitchfork
As we get deeper into Microshift, it becomes clear that Hookworms’ evolution from unruly noisemakers to art-pop sophisticates isn’t purely aesthetic
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7.5
101857
7.5 |
A.V. Club
The sound of a band pulling itself out of the abyss on the back of its most buoyant music yet
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6.8
101834
6.8 |
Earbuddy
It’s arguable that Microshift‘s sonic change-up only allows more opportunity for the band to go buck wild. And they do for the entire album
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6.0
101847
6.0 |
Crack
Ultimately, Microshift’s bright sound might leave you pining for shadier textures
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