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- Summary: The ninth full-length studio release for the Welsh alternative rock band led by Kelly Jones was produced with Jim Lowe.
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- Record Label: Ignition Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Sep 17, 2015There’s an impressive yield of ace tracks from the hand of the always-reliable Kelly Jones.
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Aug 28, 2015Occupational hazards aside however, this is certainly the band’s strongest in recent memory, and what it might lack in edge or novelty is well countered by craft and assurance.
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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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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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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 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.
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