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- Record Label: Damaged Goods
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 2 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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MojoSep 28, 2011You're left with a record that few will better this year. [Oct 2011, p.101]
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Sep 23, 2011The sedate craftsmanship of these tunes won't be for everybody, but they are songs to delve into like a good book.
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Sep 23, 2011Whether you're a long-standing fan or new to Butcher Boy, Helping Hands is well worth the investment; it leaves you warm long after it's over, and their shifting moods and sounds means there's something new to discover on each listen.
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Sep 23, 2011This is Butcher Boy's finest hour to date, but by the signs of it the best is yet to come.
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Sep 30, 2011Butcher Boy were always going to find it hard to step out of the shadows of their more celebrated chamber pop neighbors, and while Helping Hands is by no means a miserable failure in doing so, it's at its strongest when it embraces their similarities rather than their differences.
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Sep 23, 2011There's certainly a good ear for a melody in evidence (most noticeable of all on Imperial), but testicles are nowhere to be seen.