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  • Summary: This is the first album in nearly 20 years since Richard Davies and Eric Matthews released their debut albums as Cardinal in 1994.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    Jan 18, 2012
    88
    A triumphant sequel.
  2. Mojo
    Jan 31, 2012
    60
    Hymns is worthy if never quite stratospheric heir. [Feb 2012, p.102]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jan 24, 2012
    30
    For a pair of wannabe pop classicists, Cardinal's cardinal sin is the failure to provide anything approaching a whistleable melody.

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. friendhead68
    9
    nice to hear this heavenly band again! If the first album remains unbeatable, this is a really good sequel, hope we won't have to wait another 18 years!!!… Expand
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  2. Utahpolis
    7
    Unabashedly British with a healthy tinge of modern psychedelia. Kind of like mid-period XTC without some of the more daring chord changes. I hear a bit of Blur in there also. I can't say I know anything about Cardinal but after hearing Hymns I'm definitely interested to see what they do next. Quality stuff, here.… Expand
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