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Beat Pyramid - These New Puritans
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76 out of 100

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  • Summary: The debut album for the British band was produced by Gareth Jones.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Cut adrift with its own bewildering reference points, peppered with glimpses of cryptic brilliance and slabs of deceptive nonsense, Beat Pyramid is a flawed patchwork masterpiece.
  2. Uncut
    80
    Balancing staccato rhythms and itchy guitars with a neat line in woozy, trance-like synthesisers, they have an oblique lyrical bent that's all their own. [Feb 2008, p.80]
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  3. Mojo
    60
    New Puritans sound best when living up to that Fall-derived name. [Feb 2008, p.113]
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. OmarO.
    10
    This is a breath of fresh air. Anybody not familiar with These New Puritans will probably approach them with the idea, "Oh no , not another British indie band," but these guys really start to grow on you once you get to know them. The album is solid and every song stands well on it's own. These New Puritans will probably seem like another seem like just another indie band but this album shows that they provide an interesting sound that places them in a league of their own among their peers.… Expand
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  2. StevenH
    7
    These New Puritans pick up where Bloc Party left off. Very aggressive, dark, post punk. The lyrics are very repetitive which will probably turn some people off, but I went into this expecting a dance album (it isn't), so that didn't bother me. I did like it though, give it a shot if you liked Silent Alarm.… Expand
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