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In Search of the Miraculous Image
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77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for the British indie rock/pop band led by Jo Bevan was self-produced.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Feb 20, 2019
    100
    Indie-goth, shoegaze, post-punk, all of these descriptions fit but none of them can begin to tell the whole story and with the arrival of In Search of the Miraculous there is a sense that this soulful, anthemic, continually evolving band are just getting started.
  2. 85
    In Search of the Miraculous finds Desperate Journalist striving and challenging themselves, happily searching for that sense of the sublime in a world that will outlive us all.
  3. Feb 20, 2019
    80
    In Search Of The Miraculous is a new way of being for Desperate Journalist: a rangy and colourful artwork, less insular than what has come before, and testament to its creators' increasingly fearless outlook.
  4. Mojo
    Feb 20, 2019
    80
    The sound is '80s indie, air and water. [Apr 2019, p.96]
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 11, 2019
    70
    The London post-punkers keep the pigeonholing hack on their toes throughout this third album. [Apr 2019, p.85]
  6. Uncut
    Mar 21, 2019
    70
    The album is a loose concept piece with a watery theme, but it's the infectious melodies and powerful vocals that stand out. [May 2019, p.27]
  7. Q Magazine
    Mar 12, 2019
    60
    In Search Of works best when swept up in a wave of wistful optimism. [May 2019, p.111]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Jan 20, 2020
    9
    Melodic, powerful and non-formulaic - the 2019 album by Desperate Journalist shows a remarkable musical development from a band which hadMelodic, powerful and non-formulaic - the 2019 album by Desperate Journalist shows a remarkable musical development from a band which had already started out very maturely on their debut, and had delivered a very sophisticated follow-up. In their case, they manage to stay true to their post-punk style while refusing to be bogged down by their noticeable influences. Where other bands desperately try to showcase their musical versatility by deviating more and more from their own sound, Desperate Journalist stay true to themselves. Remarkable - and not at all desperate. Expand