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Dec 18, 2013en studio LPs in, Painting just proves that Ocean Colour Scene is a band you can depend on to make some glorious and thoughtful music that only panders to its members’ joy of classic pop. Enjoy this record. It’s great.
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Dec 18, 2013Unexpectedly enjoyable, the only real misfire comes with If God Made Everyone, which starts off like a Quadrophenia outtake before verging into unpalatable mid-90s U2 territory.
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Dec 18, 2013Ocean Colour Scene are agile within the confines of their wheelhouse so it's enjoyable to hear them play and construct records, even if they rarely give you a reason for a return visit.
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Dec 18, 2013Now they’re safely out of what passes for fashion, their retroisms sound more loving than offensive.
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UncutDec 18, 2013Still gauche and somewhat silly the Moseley mods continue to rehash the first two Traffic albums expertly. [Mar 2013, p.76]
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Dec 18, 2013There’s something for everyone, and OCS do well to cater to a crowd who are afraid of falling with the rest of us into the future.
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Dec 18, 2013As a whole, Painting is not a bad effort, with some nice tunes, though it’s all a bit dull and predictable: good brushwork but lacking inspiration.
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MojoDec 18, 2013[Painting] loses momentum. [Mar 2013, p.98]
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Q MagazineDec 18, 2013Too much else here is a plodding, monochrome take on '60s psychedelia, lacking in originality or imagination. [Mar 2013, p.108]