No Shouts, No Calls
by Electrelane
  • Record Label: Too Pure
  • Release Date: May 8, 2007
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15

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  1. JTR
    Jun 28, 2007
    6
    Clear Stereolab moments aside there are moments where musicianship actually comes into question. It seems unlikely that a bad playing together this long should have so many awkward missed beats and ques that make them sound like ameteurs, not a tightly knit group. Their pop sense is keen, or at least well studied, but being a Stereolab fan of some 12 years, there is nothing really that Clear Stereolab moments aside there are moments where musicianship actually comes into question. It seems unlikely that a bad playing together this long should have so many awkward missed beats and ques that make them sound like ameteurs, not a tightly knit group. Their pop sense is keen, or at least well studied, but being a Stereolab fan of some 12 years, there is nothing really that new here. Maybe that's not really fair to compare, but our brains are difference machines. Still and all, this is a nice album.… Expand

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. BBC collective
    70
    Having eschewed the over-earnest knob-twiddling of erstwhile producer Steve Albini, Verity Susman’s vocals and Mia Clarke’s guitars now sound crisp and urgent, and when the envelope gets pushed... the band’s detached cool melts into a pleasing joi de vivre.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    60
    Their charm lies in the feeling that below the faintly twee, wistful, synthy exterior beats a feisty riot-grrl heart.
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  3. Uncut
    70
    Aggressive bursts of noise and fantastic harmonic singing make this record sound like the result of a happy accident rather than a long-pondered academic exercise. [Apr 2007, p.94]
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