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Q MagazineOct 27, 2015An exhilarating workout for mind and soul. [Dec 2015, p.103]
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Oct 16, 2015Thr!!!er felt like it might have been !!!'s peak achievement; As If makes the case that they may only be getting started.
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Oct 16, 2015An album that has no shortage of huge highs.
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Oct 15, 2015On As If, !!! show that they've still got ideas, leaving listeners with one of the most enjoyable, if schizophrenic, dance albums of the year.
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MagnetOct 14, 2015As If offers something close to perfection, as far as !!! goes. [No. 125, p.52]
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MojoOct 13, 2015By the end, As If makes you want to run away, arm in arm with the night. [Nov 2015, p.93]
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Oct 13, 2015As If is the album they’ve always hinted at, but never pulled off.
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Oct 22, 2015As If, with its foot shuffling inducing melodies and rhythms, is an album that will delight both hardcore and casual fans, and will undoubtedly put a wide Cheshire cat style smile on anyone that comes into contact with it.
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Oct 16, 2015If it feels just a little patchy in places compared to its predecessor, it's hard not to be jerked into life by this band's approach to the dancefloor's dark bidding. Just don't over-think it.
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Oct 15, 2015As If contains more dizzying peaks and valleys than a Zorb ride through Derbyshire (and leaves you twice as exhausted). Possibly the most fun you'll ever have once before throwing in the towel and doing something valuable with your life.
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Oct 21, 2015As If leans a little too heavily on the groove in the middle, with moments like "Funk (I Got This)" fading into the background, but it's reinvigorated towards the end by the riveting "Lucy Mongoosey", which uses another singalong chorus as an anchor, an introspective pause among all the dancing.
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Oct 13, 2015It just isn't a consistent !!! album. But if it's any consolation, As If is still brimming with the ecstasy and feeling of freedom that you'd expect to be promoted by the band at this stage in their near 20-year lifespan.
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Oct 19, 2015Brash, wearyingly loud and very funky, As If certainly isn’t lacking in emphasis, but will likely disappoint if you’re searching for a little more.
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Oct 14, 2015It’s a shame the editing isn’t as tight all the way through, but these grooves sure are deep.
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UncutOct 13, 2015They're now coming across as though they're seriously indecisive, unable to take their upbeat dance-punk to its extremes. Tellingly, As If takes off when the group remove their vocals from centrestage. [Nov 2015, p.69]
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Oct 13, 2015As If is just another glimmer of something that may never be.
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Oct 15, 2015The middle section of the album is stellar, and for a few fleeting moments, it all seems to work. Unfortunately, the rest of As If is much less engaging.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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Jan 5, 2016