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Manhattan Image
Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews What's this?

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7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

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Miss Teen Massachusetts
I never look good Cos it's so hard to do This salutation is made just for you And I know It won't change your mind I tell you something cos you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 17
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  1. This is as good as any album post-punk/garage rock has produced in quite some time.
  2. Feb 21, 2014
    80
    Nothing new, then, but Manhattan is the indie equivalent of a guilty pleasure.
  3. May 28, 2014
    80
    The album clatters out of focus in a pleasing fashion.
  4. Alternative Press
    Feb 21, 2014
    70
    Skaters work best when they're not being too aggressive, letting the songs breathe while pushing the melodies out. [Mar 2014, p.94]
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 18, 2014
    60
    There's a definite vim here; all they need to do now is to add in a little more of their own DNA. [Apr 2014, p.119]
  6. Feb 24, 2014
    60
    After three tracks of fast-paced garage rock, Band Breaker wrongfoots us with a lolling dub rhythm.
  7. Feb 21, 2014
    40
    It is churlish to dismiss a band after one record, however: there is potential here for so much more. This record, however, is the most irritating one you will have heard in a while.

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