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Universal acclaim- based on 35 Ratings
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Positive: 30 out of 35
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Mixed: 4 out of 35
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Negative: 1 out of 35
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calvinhobbesNov 15, 2005One of my last favourite albums. And I think it will play for a long time on my dj sets.
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NickNov 10, 2005
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JoshSep 16, 2005I don't really understand how anyone could give this less than a 7. It just makes no sense. Kinda like how I don't get anyone giving Blueberry Boat less than 85... just wrong, ya know?
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LuisJJul 28, 2005Excellent album, beautifull songs
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clapyourhandsJul 6, 2005One of the most imaginative albums I've heard!!! I don
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luigimJul 1, 2005listening to this record makes feel happier
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DietVanillaMackJun 27, 2005A wholly remakable album, which you'll appreciate all the more if you get to see them live. It's so much more than cutesy pop; I don't know where to start. The most ambitious and complex arrangements around right now. The Spin "review" is just plain lazy.
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damianjJun 27, 2005For people that love The Fiery Furnaces, or even Gerling, and always want something nice to go with them. I'm both.
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BillKJun 16, 2005
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DecepticonPomJun 7, 2005I'm an Aussie and saw these guys live in December. They were the most infectiously happy, loveable ragtaggle I've ever seen on a (tiny) stage! Sadly, this album falls short of expectation. Sometimes the joy and abundant ideas are spread a little too thinly. Definitely worth checking out but I might recommend their debut Fingers Crossed more.
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tonypJun 1, 2005sen-saaaaayyyy-shun-al!!
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JoeCMay 31, 2005Worth a listen, but sometimes the sugar coating can get a bit annoying.
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Oscar-May 20, 2005I am from Australia. I saw Architecture in Helsinki support Belle and Sebastian last year. They were terribe then, and this album is little better. Like an overgrown bunch of insecure high school teenagers. Maybe its important transition music for some people, but god, the reaction its getting youd think they were Jesus!
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JoanPMay 15, 2005Simply beautiful
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MCLarsMay 3, 2005This album rocks and i think every1 hould just get out there and buy it now if they havnt already =D
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LukeHMay 1, 2005This album is impossibly sweet and childlike, I have two words for this group: Grow Up.
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KevinKApr 29, 2005
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dupApr 25, 2005On In Case We Die, AIH becomes a great band, though I think Fingers Crossed might be the better album. In any case, both make for far more endurable listens than the Arcade Fire's output so far. Mum and Flaming Lips are better starting points, there is absolutely no emo to be found in these sunny melodies.
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saelanApr 20, 2005A geniune triumph that no fan of indie pop should be without.
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JohnAApr 20, 2005Although nice this album is impossibly twee. It also, unfortunately, sounds like a hyperactive G-rated version of a lot of other whimsical otherworldly type bands - like Mum and Boards of Canada. Difference with Arcade Fire is lack of a guitarry punk side. Architecture are just too sweet.
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mikesApr 17, 2005Much more upbeat than their first, i always though they had potential, but they matured so quickly with this second release. Great Album!!!!
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jeffmApr 17, 2005I can hear a bit of the shins and the flaming lips too. amazingly creative, but with familiar melodies. the high pitched singing sometimes makes it seem childlike, but with that comes the great connotations of innocence and freedom.
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ZachHApr 14, 2005Incredible Album! Different from their first album but incredible in a whole new way. This album is not to miss. I cannot stop listening to this wonderful album.
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Everything on In Case We Die, from the intensely sweet melodies and vocals to the widescreen production, delivers the kind of playful pop majesty that Fingers Crossed's best moments hinted were within Architecture in Helsinki's grasp.
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Rolling StoneThese tracks employ a familiar strategy, piling up shambolic riffs and Belle and Sebastian murmurs until the homespun pitter-patter rolls like a wave and approximates hard-won beauty. [24 Mar 2005, p.79]
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Under The RadarWhile the general feeling of each song is sort of all over the place, there is a feeling of cohesion thanks to smart instrumentation and overall unconventional arrangements. [#9]