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How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident
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Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth studio release for the Welsh alternative rock band was funded by fan donations through PledgeMusic.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. musicOMH.com
    Nov 4, 2013
    90
    In sum, How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident cements Future Of The Left as unique.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    Oct 21, 2013
    90
    Even more than any of their previous outings How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident bridges the gap between efficient noise rock, whip-smart comedy and timely social commentary.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 22, 2013
    90
    How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident is arguably the band's finest hour.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Oct 21, 2013
    80
    It is a serious album for serious rock fans, even though taking anything seriously isn’t exactly Andy Falkous, Jack Egglestone, Jimmy Watkins and Julia Ruzicka’s strong point.
  5. Kerrang!
    Nov 19, 2013
    80
    Biting, poetic and awkward, this is music with brains to match its brawn. [19 Oct 2013, p.54]
  6. The Quietus
    Nov 15, 2013
    80
    How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident is right up there with the giddy heights of Travels With Myself And Another and proves how downright essential FotL are.
  7. DIY Magazine
    Oct 21, 2013
    60
    Sure, FOTL's protagonist is as pissed off with 'The Industry' as ever, but throughout much of the 14-track beast that is How To Stop Your Brain In An Accident, there doesn't feel to be quite enough venom seeping through.

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  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. notoriouspdb
    Oct 31, 2013
    10
    Easily the best album in Falko's career; even better than "do dallas." This is the sound of a man and band with a clear sense of identity andEasily the best album in Falko's career; even better than "do dallas." This is the sound of a man and band with a clear sense of identity and purpose, and the quality of the recording is impeccable.… Expand
  2. monkeysuperior
    Jul 20, 2014
    10
    A great album and a return to form for the band after what I found to be an underwhelming last album in plot against the senses. An albumA great album and a return to form for the band after what I found to be an underwhelming last album in plot against the senses. An album where it is truly worth listening to the lyrics as well as the pretty music as there are some gems being sung over them there tunes.… Expand
  4. wobbly
    Oct 26, 2013
    10
    I hate this band. They are too clever, too powerful, too connected, too sexy, just too goddamn perfect. It feels exactly like just beforeI hate this band. They are too clever, too powerful, too connected, too sexy, just too goddamn perfect. It feels exactly like just before the revolution in 1917 with Falkous as Lenin... and we all know how that ended. Anyway, this is the album that Trotsky would have released if he was some rock demon god replete with icepick in head. Brilliant and bloody.… Collapse

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