Modern Dancing
by TRAAMS
  • Record Label: Fat Cat
  • Release Date: Nov 13, 2015
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    Of course it’s not perfect, but it revels in that deficiency and harnesses aggression via discomfort to maybe eventually find peace. That amounts to a collection truly worth clutching tight.
  2. AllMusic
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    The joy TRAAMS have in pulling their songs taut and then letting them fly--an approach that shines particularly brightly on "Bite Mark"--is more palpable than ever on Modern Dancing, and the fun is infectious.
  3. Clash Music
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    Despite the more upbeat sound to 'Bite Mark' TRAAMS ensure they still pack enough punch to really sink their teeth into their slightly frenzied and disheveled (but completely hooked) listeners.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Nov 16, 2015
    80
    It’s a record bound in frustration and release, exacerbated by the band’s continuing reliance on repetition, and as it comes to roost with the tense ‘Bite Mark’ and its tumbling conclusion TRAAMS’ return shows itself to be one that’s all the better for its slow build.
  6. The Line of Best Fit
    Nov 16, 2015
    75
    As good as Modern Dancing is, it just doesn’t quite encapsulate the complete experience of TRAAMS.
  7. Uncut
    Dec 11, 2015
    70
    Modern Dancing suggests they're just as smitten with Pavement's affably skronky early works as they are with any '80s touchtones. [Jan 2016, p.81]
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