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LP - Holy Fuck
Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    The Torontonians round off 2007's seemingly endless stream of amazing Canadian bands with the most incessantly incendiary drum-pummelling ('The Pulse') and membrane-melting synth-scalding ('Safari') you're ever likely to hear.
  2. musicOMH.com
    90
  3. The A.V. Club
    83
    The drums stomp the fuzzed-out synth battles back into order, and non-dancers should be content just to admire the drum fills and syncopations on 'The Pulse' and 'Royal Gregory.'
  4. Uncut
    80
    LP is very much an ensemble piece, the sound of a whole band working intight, neatly-calibrated synthesis.
  5. Observer Music Monthly
    80
    This excellent debut finds cheekily named Toronto duo Brian Borcherdt and Graham Walsh gleefully enhancing the blood flow to all significant extremities.
  6. Sputnikmusic
    80
    Throw away the trash instruments, improvisations (much of the album is improvised), layers of noise and slightly unfortunate band name and you've got a solid, albeit not entirely original, Electronica record.
  7. Pitchfork
    79
    Though it's taken from multiple recording sources, the album sounds reasonably unified, mostly because the important thing is to capture the group at its rawest and most inspired, which it consistently does.
  8. Austin Chronicle
    78
    Their sophomore LP, appropriately titled LP, follows 2005's self-titled debut with a whirlwind of color and sound, whip-started on live rocker 'Super Inuit.'
  9. cokemachineglow
    71
    LP is one of the least likely and most thoroughly entertaining pop albums I've heard in months; a work of great focus coming from what amounts to one giant, nebulous rhythm section.
  10. Dot Music
    70
    While great live shows will doubtless keep Holy F*ck in business, merely "pretty good" records still feel like a broken promise.
  11. Drowned In Sound
    70
    If they're occasionally guilty of coasting a bit, Holy Fuck at least dare to fly, and for that reason alone they're worthy of your attention.
  12. The Wire
    70
    It's formula is pretty much stretched to breaking point by the end of the album's 37 minutes, and it's hard to see quite what else Holy Fuck can do. [Jan 2008, p.69]
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  13. Spin
    60
    It retains the raw energy of the live show, even without the visual barrage. [Dec 2007, p.120]
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  14. NOW Magazine
    60
    It's more of the same, but in a good way.
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