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Holding Hands With Jamie Image
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78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Dublin noise-rock band was self-produced.
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Better not ask our bleached moustache Has given us a rash Nice Ronny anyway It's here but it's not Our nylon locks Like corn on a gob Stuck in our... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Sep 23, 2015
    94
    Girl Band’s latest is a startling upending of any and all expectations you would dare place upon a modern rock group.
  2. Sep 28, 2015
    85
    It's rare to come across an album that allows you only the faintest impression of its workings while simultaneously impacting you in a profound way.
  3. Sep 23, 2015
    80
    These are cranky, abstracted journeys through texture, noise and rhythm with howling, gibbering singer Dara Kiely as our unreliable spirit guide. At their best, Girl Band manage to locate a sweet spot between chaos and precision, poise and frenzy, hysteria and logic.
  4. Sep 24, 2015
    80
    Holding Hands with Jamie documents four musicians in flux together, their increasing ability to rely on one another allowing them to bother less with outside expectations. If the album felt too complete, they wouldn’t be taking enough chances.
  5. Dec 17, 2015
    80
    It’s an album on which struggle is audible.
  6. Oct 6, 2015
    75
    Hard, fast, and utterly compelling, this is quite unlike any girl band you've ever heard.
  7. Sep 24, 2015
    60
    Girl Band have similarly taken advantage of their expanded recording budget in order to craft their most bracing work yet.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Oct 25, 2019
    7
    This is all over the place, a swirling flurry of noisy chaos. One thing is certain, this is not an album that clicks on the first listen. ItThis is all over the place, a swirling flurry of noisy chaos. One thing is certain, this is not an album that clicks on the first listen. It took me at least 5 full (painful) listens before I heard anything. What I did hear was more interesting than particularly enjoyable but the more I've listened to it, the better it has gotten. It's very different to your mainstream rock. This kind of heavy lifting isn't for everyone but there is definitely something of value to be heard in the storm. Expand