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Nine bracing blasts of terse, catchy noise-pop.
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The consistency of the record and The Beautiful New Born Children’s intensity is what sells this album.
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'Hey People!' dashes past in such a whippy blur that it's far from immediately apparent what on earth to make of it, although if you suspect it'd be fun going back to find out we wouldn't argue.
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The Beautiful New Born Children is the rawest of the Stokes mixed with the youthful punk energy of early Replacements.
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If you like it fast and rough and dirty, this one's for you
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New Musical Express (NME)You won't listen to it again and again; yet the time you do, it'll be a blast. [4 Feb 2006, p.29]
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Like The Replacements in the early days, The Beautiful New Born Children are a glorious mess, gleefully bashing out songs in 4/4 time without much regard for melody or variety.