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9.0
103308
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An accomplished effort on which a back to basics approach has allowed them to hit their stride once more, Combat Sports reaffirms The Vaccines as one of the most exciting British bands around
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8.3
103411
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The Vaccines fall back into a familiar groove: exuberant, no-frills indie rock suitable for the dance floor and headlining festival slots
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8.0
103317
8.0 |
Q
Retooled indie rockers rediscover their verve. Print edition only
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8.0
103310
8.0 |
NME
On their fourth album, The Vaccines return battle-scarred but buoyant
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8.0
103334
8.0 |
The Independent
A great return for The Vaccines, and an album that will soar at their live shows
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8.0
103353
8.0 |
DIY
The excitement, freedom, and, perhaps, relief of a band rejuvenated
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8.0
103358
8.0 |
The Guardian
Instinctive, top-drawer garage rock
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7.9
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7.9 |
Paste Magazine
A high-flying LP that attempts to recapture the days when their songs were short and the guitar solos were loud, a reset button for the band and fans alike
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7.0
103393
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The Vaccines may not be reinventing themselves on the wider scale, and though self-awareness may not be enough to save it – perhaps it is a shadow that is too large and too looming to escape – digestible indie-pop is what they are good at
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7.0
103394
7.0 |
musicOMH
Each song has a short guitar solo, while riffs and hooks abound, in stories of combative love and sex couched in Young’s characteristically wry lyrics
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7.0
103572
7.0 |
PopMatters
On album number four, British pop/rockers the Vaccines get back to doing what they think they do best. Much of the time, they're right
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6.0
103318
6.0 |
Uncut
It's no drastic reinvention, but the PRS cheques keep on coming. Print edition only
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6.0
103307
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Combat Sports may not sound original to anyone with a sense of musical history, but that’s not really the point
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6.0
103316
6.0 |
Mojo
Fizzy fun that won’t rot your teeth. Print edition only
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