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Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 45 out of 55
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Mixed: 8 out of 55
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Negative: 2 out of 55
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Feb 27, 2013
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Sep 18, 2012The record that should have gone between 'Silent Alarm' and 'A Weekend in the City', this is a return to basics for the band. It is louder and harder than their previous work and has little to none of the over done electronic music Intimacy had. Welcome back Bloc Party.
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May 24, 2013A lot easier to listen to then Intimacy, however seems a little more average/bland than their usual sound. Having said that, there's still really good tunes (Day Four, Leaf Skeleton) and it's markedly better than most of the years other releases. Overall a really solid album, albeit not as diverse and amazing as Silent Alarm of A Weekend in the City.
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Mar 31, 2013
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Aug 12, 2014
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Sep 6, 2012The album suffers some of the worst adjectives any musician can hear: boring, forgettable, and embarrassing.
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UncutAug 30, 2012The songs are assured, strident and catchy, but often fairly cringeworthy too. [Sep 2012, p.73]
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Alternative PressAug 29, 2012The vicious "We're Not Good People" stuns with a pulsing, near-metal urgency that will lead you to act on your darkest urges - prior to playing the album again. And if you're not stupid, you will. [Sept 2012, p.88]