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83 out of 100

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9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 63 Ratings

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  • Summary: The British rock band uses a vast variety of musical instruments and styles for its second album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Guardian
    Dec 10, 2010
    100
    Hidden is not just the most original record to emerge from Britain this year, but the most unfathomable: an immaculate enigma.
  2. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    You know, deep down, that the These New Puritans set is the one that you'll be listening to in a decade, enjoying the fact that you can never quite decipher its codes, and probably being amazed at how many more commercially successful records it inspired.
  3. Alternative Press
    60
    Drummer George Barnett's military-precision beats are way up in the mix, but the band dynamic that made "Pyramid" so engaging, vibrant and coruscating, is virtually non-existent. [Apr 2010, p.130]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. RaphS
    10
    Great album, a modern classic. (And I'm pretty sure OMM gave it 5 stars, and not just 4.)
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  2. VincentS.
    10
    Genius. The most original, powerful album I have heard in years. A classic to rank alongside Metal Box.
    • 0 of 1 users said yes
  3. SmithyD
    10
    Absolutely amazing piece of art.
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