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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British indie rock band was produced with Dev Hynes, Duncan Mills, and Adam Jaffrey.
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  1. Aug 21, 2015
    80
    Perfectly pop yet delicately dark, Spector really have redefined themselves.
  2. 80
    On Moth Boys Spector learn from the shortcomings of their debut and comfortably eclipse its quality.
  3. Aug 20, 2015
    80
    Spector balance out their miserablia with the kind of choruses that nag at you for days at a time.
  4. 70
    The music itself, meanwhile, has become more brooding and lugubrious: in keeping with the old clichés Spector seem to live by, you could characterise 'Moth Boys' as their 'difficult' second album, the product of failed relationships, life on the road and more disposable income to spend on synthesizers.
  5. Aug 17, 2015
    70
    Spector readily admit they haven’t created a classic with Moth Boys, and are only aiming to create a ‘good’ album. And that’s exactly what they’ve achieved; it’s a step up from Enjoy It While It Lasts but it hints at so much more to come.
  6. Q Magazine
    Aug 17, 2015
    60
    Smart, knowing and the right kind of shallow, Spector have moved on to phase two in style. [Sep 2015, p.117]
  7. Uncut
    Aug 17, 2015
    50
    Frontman Fred Macpherson's pithy musings on London's hipster demi-monde can be excruciating when set against his band's bog-standard stadium churn. [Sep 2015, p.81]
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