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8.0
102722
8.0 |
All Music
Moaning is an undeniably powerful debut which sounds astonishingly mature and accomplished for a first effort
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8.0
102719
8.0 |
Exclaim
As old favourites veer off in new directions or the intensity of their output fades, young newcomers like Moaning are a welcome addition to the genre
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8.0
102720
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Moaning are just three more twenty-somethings navigating choppy waters like everyone else, their sleek, impassioned music a lifeboat for us all
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7.0
102814
7.0 |
Clash
On most tracks, loud choruses and quiet verses and bridges abound, but this lack of subtlety on the dynamics front is paralleled by frontman Sean Solomon’s knack for hooks
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7.0
103002
7.0 |
PopMatters
Moaning masterfully employs dichotomies to craft a record that grows more rewarding with each spin
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6.8
102824
6.8 |
Earbuddy
Much of the songs deal with unrequited love. But the thematic narrative is often hard to follow because of the band’s ear-blistering arrangements
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6.5
102721
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Straddling both shoegaze and post-punk is what makes Moaning both enthralling and frustrating, a hint to the cavernous thrill they're capable of though also threatening to oversaturate and lose themselves in their own dirge
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6.0
102723
6.0 |
DIY
You can’t help but feel that they’ve been beaten to the punch
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6.0
102724
6.0 |
Q
A blank regeneration. Print edition only
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6.0
102725
6.0 |
Mojo
At their best melodically, Artificial lopes on Pornography-era Cure beats to a rousing Interpol angst chorus. Further on through, the various '82-91 moves become too familiar and the mood of despond too oppressive. Print edition only
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6.0
102726
6.0 |
Uncut
The excellent "Misheard" and "Useless" swirl with a cathartic sense of rage and helplessness, but while it's effective, the entirety is a lot to take. Print edition only
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