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  • Summary: This is the second full-length release for the Scottish rock trio.
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  1. Jun 30, 2016
    70
    While achingly sincere rock bands aren’t hard to come by these days, Fatherson have more than enough melodic nous to get listeners invested.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 30, 2016
    60
    "Listen to the silence" goes the repeated refrain from first single Always. Sometimes that wouldn't be a bad idea. [Aug 2016, p.112]
  3. Uncut
    Jun 30, 2016
    50
    It's all executed with efficient power, yet the sum is somehow less than its parts. [Jul 2016, p.74]
  4. Jun 30, 2016
    40
    For an indie record, Open Book does what it does well, and with charm, but there’s an unshakeable sense of wasted potential here.