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- Summary: This debut LP for the electric English quartet was originally released in March 2001 to enough critical acclaim that Sony/Epic picked the album up for a re-release in the summer of 2002. Their sound combines harder-edged alt-rock with "shoegazing"-style noise manipulation.
- Record Label: Epic / Infectious
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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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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If you only buy one album this year, make it Finelines.
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Entertainment WeeklyA compelling collage of urgent and moody alt-rock. [28 June 2002, p.143]
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Alternative PressFinelines serves up Everybody Oriented Rock, sure to be a hit with both the critics and the slamdancing fans who ignore them. [Aug 2002, p.72]
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It may well be too long and it might stick to its blueprint a little too faithfully, but singularity of vision can hardly be criticised on a debut record. 'Finelines' is a black-hearted but coruscating journey at speed.
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The GuardianThey tread a catchy path delineated by imploring vocals and shiny choruses that owe something to both Irish guitar-pups Ash and the Manic Street Preachers.
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This is the kind of debut that lurches into the grungy excess befitting trashcan fires, anachronistic outsider idolization, and massive Feeder collections assembled inside Southern Californian suburbs.
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One of the most disappointing debut albums I've ever heard.
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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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MurphyHOct 18, 2003One of the best albums i have heard in the last year.......great vocals, lyrics, all around great cd. A must have for any MBV fans.
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SamanthaCAug 26, 2005
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DaveVFeb 9, 2005One of my all-time favourite albums. Never gets old.
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MarkMay 28, 2005One of the finest albums ever. My Vitriol have their own sound which only one word can describe... amazing.
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Nov 26, 2018
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