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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British rock band was produced by Dave MacLean and features a guest appearance from Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Feb 9, 2021
    90
    The album is full of bright, poppy hooks as well as interesting, brainy sounds that make for a thrilling and engrossing listen.
  2. Uncut
    Feb 9, 2021
    80
    While Django Django have spent much of the last decade assembling art-pop collages from eclectic grab-bags of styles, this fourth studio set seems to pull off the trick more seamlessly than ever. [Mar 2021, p.29]
  3. Feb 9, 2021
    80
    Django Django’s style is well-worn by now, and a little more stylistic or structural invention wouldn’t go amiss, but Glowing In The Dark still delivers the goods with ease.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 9, 2021
    80
    All in all, with its pervading doubts and joyful release, Glowing In The Dark is very much for these times. [Mar 2021, p.86]
  5. 80
    An ambitious reach for new heights.
  6. Feb 16, 2021
    80
    While the songs on Glowing in the Dark might be less immediate than those on 2018’s Marble Skies (particularly that record’s thrilling title track), the hooks are still there – they just take a few more listens to sink in.
  7. 60
    While there are moments of significant note here, Glowing In The Dark as a whole doesn’t feel, or more importantly sound, like the album that will finally solidify the band in delivering what is their true potential.

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  1. Mar 13, 2021
    6
    I totally agree with The Line Of Best Fit for this album. And I quote: "While there are moments of significant note here, Glowing In The DarkI totally agree with The Line Of Best Fit for this album. And I quote: "While there are moments of significant note here, Glowing In The Dark as a whole doesn’t feel, or more importantly sound, like the album that will finally solidify the band in delivering what is their true potential." Expand