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Under The RadarWondrous. [#12, p.91]
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Film School isn't breathtakingly original, but it is well made.
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An addictive and immersive debut album.
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It’s Interpol drinking with the Stratford 4 while doing their best Catherine Wheel impression.
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Right now, they're one unforgettable song from greatness.
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This is not a band on the cusp of something new and spectacular. It's a very good repackaging of what other new, spectacular bands have used to create their identities.
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A perfectly enjoyable and to-the-point album that leans heavily on influences like the Cure and My Bloody Valentine.
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Paste MagazineA marvelous mess. [Feb/Mar 2006, p.111]
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UrbTry the terms "hazy and honey-glazed" or "grandiose and gorgeous," instead [of comparisons to Interpol], with clearer allusions to The Cure and the American Post-Punk Songbook. [Mar 2006, p.113]
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At times, Film School achieve a foggy, grandiose psychedelia, but their compositions aren't always as shimmering as their production.
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MojoInnovative it ain't. [Jan 2006, p.132]
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The guitar work is clean and atmospheric, the vocals light and poppy and the rhythms playful to reflective, but we've been here before.
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Q MagazineFrontman Krayg Burton's voice is a desperately weak instrument, his whispered snatches of melody never quite coalescing into memorable tunes. [Feb 2006, p.102]
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UncutA dreary debut. [Feb 2006, p.74]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 2 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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SeanRFeb 10, 2006
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AlexAMar 26, 2007It's everything an indie album should be.
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paulmMar 30, 2006A great disappointment, not worth the five-year wait.