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- Summary: The full-length debut release from the French indie pop band was produced by Dan Levy.
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- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Feb 19, 2013The Concrete Knives will be a nice addition to the Bella Union family as they fit right in by not fitting in, instead, carving their own path while instructing us to do the same: Be Your Own King.
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Feb 15, 2013Be Your Own King, is above all things, a fun record.
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Feb 19, 2013These tracks might frequently sound like the frameworks of songs yet to be written, or the initial throbs of melodies yet to be crafted, but the earnestness and warmth of the thing succeeds in making the record almost as addictive and loveable to hear as it clearly was to perform.
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Feb 15, 2013At times it can be a bit round-the-campfire twee, but when they’re doing something as cut-yourself-sharp as ‘Wall Paper’, it’s easy to forgive Concrete Knives for the odd moment of artistic bluntness.
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Feb 15, 2013With its muggy, lo-fi atmosphere, Be Your Own King works best at its most carefree.... [But] The tail end of the record does come to a bit of a standstill.
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Q MagazineMar 11, 2013At times, all this loose-limbed craziness can become tiresome but like an excitable friend dragging you onto the dancefloor by the sleeve, they make it very a=hard not to join their party. [Apr 2013, p.97]
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Feb 19, 2013Most of the time, though, Be Your Own King is so chipper and catchy it comes over like an indie version of Alphabeat.