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- Summary: This is the debut album for the northern England band that shares members with Futureheads and Maximo Park.
- Record Label: Memphis Industries
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Top Track
| Let's Write a Book | |
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| Let's not apologise Let's not assume blame And if there's a whisper of dissent Send it to the library Oh honey, dearest We're all panicking now I'm... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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SpinFew bands this side of Wilco float along so easily on little more than diagonally rendered elegiac noises and severe anxiety disorder. [Mar 2006, p.95]
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's an excellent nod to XTC's mod-pop, played with a frenetic edge for the ADD generation. [7 Apr 2006, p.63]
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Paste MagazineEffortlessly blends candy-pop conventions with the concise edge of punk. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.128]
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What is most interesting about this record, apart from it’s self-assured collection of off-beat laments is the amount of exciting doorways it flings open for the future.
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These are songs that veer to and fro, frequently sounding as if they’re nearly about to run off the rails.
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Q MagazineHard work but worth the effort. [Oct 2005, p.117]
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The band's shortcomings only become apparent when looking at the album as a whole; its repetition of the same sunshine formula loses it flare right around the third track, when the record's pace begins to slow.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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DerekCSep 13, 2005I haven't heard a better orch-pop record since Eric Matthews debut in 1995. High praise, well deserved
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WomboAApr 7, 2006Sounds like Elbow on candy and ecstasy. And XTC.
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leebMar 7, 2006
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LawrencePSep 12, 2006At first it seems kind of plain...but after half a dozen spins, it hits you in the most sublime way and I love every note of it!
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BenJApr 10, 2006
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