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- Summary: The fifth full-length studio release for the Welsh alternative rock trio was recorded in Utah.
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- Record Label: Hassle
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Aug 24, 2021Space is primarily given to the meditative on The Joy Formidable’s fifth album, a dynamic achieved without sacrificing the blisteringly euphoric appeal that has ensured their longevity.
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Aug 20, 2021It's a sound that demands your surrender, which you don't mind giving in to.
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Aug 20, 2021It is a multifaceted album of contrasts that melds pop hooks, rock guitars, and beautiful melodies in a way that crosses genres and tones and rewards careful listening.
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Aug 25, 2021At 50 minutes it sometimes feels like some editing could have been applied a bit more judiciously. Yet that’s a minor criticism, as there are enough high points here to build on the success of AAARTH.
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Classic Rock MagazineOct 18, 2021The band's heart-grabbing riff hooks found on Into The Blue and sultry Siouxsie Farrago are in short supply, but as closer Left Too Soon grows from astral acoustic ballad to customary cataclysm, there's no let-up in their seductive assault. [Nov 2021, p.70]
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Oct 5, 2021Perhaps the most obvious way that this album reflects the COVID lockdown, however, is in its weirder, more idiosyncratic second half, which is, incidentally, the best part of the record.
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Aug 20, 2021‘Into The Blue’ largely finds itself coasting on one level. The standouts are the songs that break out of the formula.