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Sep 12, 2014Fair Youth is the perfect example of how to get post-rock instrumental music right.
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Sep 12, 2014Despite the energy and marching delivery, the band's musings often ring quite delicate. They're never fragile, however.
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Sep 12, 2014While it might leave your average post-rock fan will crave a bit of misery, Fair Youth is an undeniably engaging listen.
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Kerrang!Sep 15, 2014Sure, it's hard to tell some of the more sombre tracks apart, but if it's complex, squishy emotions you're after, Maybeshewill are definitely speaking your language. [16 Aug 2014, p.54]
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Sep 12, 2014Accomplished again, then, and greatly engrossing throughout. It’s just lacking that crucial aspect of singular appeal to stand aside from a fiercely competitive pack.
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Sep 12, 2014The very things that inspired Maybeshewill to make music in the first place--social unrest and robust melodies--are both absent on Fair Youth, and there isn’t a whole lot left to take their place.