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Oct 25, 2011While Peggy Sue's drastic musical overhaul doesn't always convince, it's an admirably brave effort which possesses enough quality to make it worth the occasional test of endurance.
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UncutOct 25, 2011This is a seriously dense and elaborate album. [Nov 2011, p.94]
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Oct 25, 2011Clearly the product of a great deal of work and expressive of a fascinating atmosphere of weight and tension, Acrobats is one of the finest returns of the year.
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Oct 24, 2011A huge step forward for them and, hopefully, for their public perception too.
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Nov 22, 2011Like PJ Harvey's Rid of Me, Peggy Sue locate the precise point where heartache gives way to bloody vengeance and mine that darkness for all it's worth.
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Oct 24, 2011For all the development in their sound, this new Peggy Sue is less lovable than before, the whimsy and the wit, the colour and the life a little buried, and whatever their final lyrics say, a touch too troubled now.
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Under The RadarNov 3, 2011The results are nearly as haunting, but the songwriting just isn't at that level yet. [Oct 2011, p.108]
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Oct 24, 2011Even with these small blips, Peggy Sue have made the transition to a darker and bolder sound with ease.
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Nov 11, 2011Acrobats drags a bit near the end, but there's no denying that it's a huge leap forward.
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Oct 24, 2011A significant step onwards from their acoustic debut, Acrobats finds the trio developing a taste for the electric, which adds miles to their creative horizons.
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Nov 22, 2011Peggy Sue's Acrobats is one of the most scattered, schizophrenic, soul questioning--and beautiful and best records of the year.