Alarms in the Heart
by Dry the River
  • Record Label: PIAS
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2014
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. AllMusic
    Aug 25, 2014
    80
    Dry the River's best asset is the conviction with which they sell each moment, and the aptly named album, for all of its cacophonous posturing, always feels like it's coming directly from the heart, even as it's set to explode.
  2. DIY Magazine
    Aug 22, 2014
    80
    An album that rarely dips below being immensely enjoyable.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 22, 2014
    75
    Dry The River have here proven that they hold their own distinct niche in our record collections, and are settling in to it nicely.
  5. Q Magazine
    Aug 29, 2014
    60
    Liddle's earthy vocal wobble remains central, but this time it's married to such strident, straightforward rock that no one's going to compare them with Mumfords again. [Oct 2014, p.109]
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  6. Mojo
    Aug 22, 2014
    60
    Dry The River's contradictions result in an almost too-unified second release. [Sep 2014, p.98]
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  7. musicOMH.com
    Aug 22, 2014
    50
    The overall impression [is] that Alarms In The Heart is overall an opportunity missed.

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. normankant
    Sep 11, 2014
    9
    This album is great. They lost the violin emotive power and they adopted a more rock sound. The sound they adopted in this record is oftenThis album is great. They lost the violin emotive power and they adopted a more rock sound. The sound they adopted in this record is often bad, it's already heard from tons of other bands, but sometimes the arrangements get elegant and good and once again the amazing melodies save them (even if in this second record there are less excellent songs).… Full Review »
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