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Sep 30, 2015Kelly Jones and his crew know how to craft big music, knowing that often the atmosphere matters more than melody.
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Sep 15, 2015There’s nothing to break the mould here, nothing that stands out and surprises like ‘Dakota’ did.
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Sep 14, 2015For anyone wanting something new, exciting, raw, intoxicating... then this isn’t for you. If, however, you know what you like, don’t like taking risks, want an easy life when it comes to spending money on music and are already a fan then you’re going to be satisfied with an album that probably ranks dead centre amongst their full catalogue.
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Sep 14, 2015Like a lot of their back catalogue, Keep The Village Alive is an enjoyable and solid, if unadventurous rock record anchored, as always, by that tremendous voice.
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MojoAug 28, 2015No nonsense also means no frills and Stereophonics still follow the white line straight down the middle, doggedly relying on songs rather than production dazzle or image to see them through. [Oct 2015, p.96]
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Q MagazineAug 28, 2015While opener C'est La Vie's French title is as experimental as it gets, there's still plenty to savour. [Oct 2015, p.114]
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UncutAug 28, 2015Here are 10 tracks of undeniably well-engineered rock, but the sounds remain the same. [Oct 2015, p.83]
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Sep 11, 2015Kelly Jones seems particularly bereft of inspiration on Keep the Village Alive, with insipid lyric clichés harnessed to settings that resemble a swift rummage through an arena-rock record collection.