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The Law Of The Playground

The Boy Least Likely To

The Law Of The Playground

English indie pop duo with the follow up to the critically admired 2006 debut The Best Party Ever

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6.5

Label
Too Young To Die
UK Release date
14/04/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Owen and Hobbs could have just rewritten their debut note for note, but instead they have chosen to take us on a journey that many of us know all too well. Here's waiting for the next instalment.
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  2. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    They follow in the twee tradition of smiling sweetly while stabbing you in the heart—you can’t argue with the execution. Hot Chip work a similar dichotomy in their mock-threats; we’re never scared, but we sure are intrigued.
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  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    ...this record is as twee as Belle and Sebastian at ATP wearing cardigans
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  4. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    TBLLT's child's-eye perspective on English anorak pop, sunny West Coast harmonies, Belle and Sebastian-y folk, country, and soul, is now certifiably... theirs, just theirs
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  5. 7.0 |   Spin

    Animate their softly sung indie twang with nonstop hooks, bright production, and gently acknowledged adult anxieties
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  6. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    The duo pull off something many emo bands before them couldn't: They make self–mutilation sound like just jolly good fun
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  7. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Anyone who fails to see the appeal of men in their 20s producing nursery-rhyme cuteness will find The Law of the Playground deeply irritating, but connoisseurs of this kind of thing will be in heaven.
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  8. 3.0 |   No Ripcord

    At its best, The Law of the Playground is a bit of light relief on a cloudy day. At it’s worst, it’s irritating and infuriating and sounds like a Toploader album written for ten-year-olds
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