Inside Your Guitar - It Hugs Back
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  • Summary: The English indie-rock band releases its debut full-length album on 4AD.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    This is a record that wraps itself around you like a kohl-eyed Winona Ryder in an early-'90s slacker movie and doesn't let go for a solid, dream-like 40 minutes.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Though their debut album is considerably more polished and focused-sounding than their EPs, the uniquely winsome quality of It Hugs Back's music remains, with buzzing keyboards and fuzzy guitars.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Despite the jolts of tranquillity-shattering feedback (best heard on 'Q' and 'Don't Know,' which get the balance of staticky squeals versus daydreaming vocals just about right), the album meanders along unobtrusively.
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes
    30
    Its complete lack of anything unique just reeks of someone in the background, someone with a suit and a cigar, shaking hands with these fellows and telling them they’re “gonna blow up.”

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