Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars - South
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66 out of 100

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7.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: The London-based trio of Joel Cadbury, Jamie McDonald and Brett Shaw return with a third album that finds them relying less on electronica elements than previous efforts.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. NOW Magazine
    90
    While sometimes dreamy and ethereal, South are able to bridge quieter moments with danceable, gloomy pop – simply speaking, a great achievement.
  2. cokemachineglow
    79
    South have an ear for melody, uniformly excellent production values, and a good sense of dynamics; all of which manifests itself in some very satisfying melodic Brit-pop.
  3. Under The Radar
    60
    Where the album falls short is with the incessant and often redundant ballads. [#13, p.88]
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  4. musicOMH.com
    30
    They're not completely terrible. Their music won't damage your ears or insult you, it's just quite spectacularly dull.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. Jo
    9
    For anyone who caompares them with Doves, With The Tides is indeed a bit doves-like, but with much better songs on it. Really, this band is very underrated in whole europe, they deserve tons of airplay with such classic tunes. This is their second very good cd, not as good as With The Tides tough… Expand
  2. AlexJ
    9
    This is an excellent album! I'd even say that this is as good as the album "With the tides". The best tracks are You are one (my favorite and can't miss next single!), A place in displacement, Shallow, Pieces of a dream and Up close and personal. I think it's a shame that this band is not widely known. I just can't stop listening to Adventures. It's way better than the last Coldplay record.… Expand
  3. emilyw
    9
    I'm pretty sure 'paint the silence' was on South's first cd, which is, coincidentally, the exact cd that matt a said was weak. This cd is solid though, and the songs speak for themselves. While not quite as strong as doves, this band still hold their own.… Expand
  4. MikeyC
    4
    Disappointing, however, contains some of Souths best tracks, which would be "Shallow", "You Are One", "A Place In Displacement", and "Flesh And Bone". The rest of the album is truely unremarkable filler, sadly. Pray that they revisit the bliss of From Here On In.… Expand

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