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  • Summary: The 11th full-length studio release for the Scottish twins was produced by Dave Eringa.
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  1. Aug 15, 2018
    80
    Produced by Dave Eringa (Manic Street Preachers, Idlewild), Angry Cyclist offers a little less gravitas than usual in truth, but the taut Telecasters that dominate The Proclaimers' eleventh studio album provide a tension that seems to sit well within the heart of these prescient compositions.
  2. Mojo
    Aug 15, 2018
    80
    It's always good when, after 30 years as a music critic, the hairs on your arms stand on end. [Sep 2018, p.89]
  3. Aug 15, 2018
    80
    Because of its variety of rhythms, infectious energy, and limited track lengths, Angry Cyclist's thirteen tracks go by quickly. That, taken together with lyrics that are both playful and pointed, consistently strong melodies, and exuberant performances make it the type of album that would fun see performed live in full, and one of their best.
  4. 60
    Quaintness is what their fans look for; you just sense that there might have been an even more searing political bent lurking beneath on Angry Cyclist that never quite pierced the surface.
  5. Aug 20, 2018
    60
    Despite Angry Cyclist’s shortcomings, the peaks are high enough to earn its place in the band’s long, lustrous discography.
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