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Jan 18, 2011A welcome surprise in all of this comes by way of White Lies' ability to break up the gloom with the occasional soaring moment.
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Alternative PressJan 19, 2011Taken individually, Ritual's songs can meander too much; as a whole, however, the album is a success. [Feb 2011, p.90]
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Jan 18, 2011Despite being disabled with rotten cover art, Ritual is a sturdy affair, and one that should continue White Lies' steady ascent towards something serious and important.
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Feb 18, 2011Ritual is an enthralling album, highlighting a band flexing their musical muscles, trying to grow and add new sounds to their existing palette.
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Jan 18, 2011They've mastered the anthemic choruses; all they need to work on now is the consistency.
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MojoApr 4, 2011The album delivers on the promise. {Feb 2011, p.104]
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Jan 20, 2011In context, Ritual is the wrong title -- very little here feels repetitive or procedural. The album is a flight of fancy most listeners will want to take again and again.
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Q MagazineFeb 1, 2011The Ealing doom merchants come of age. [Feb. 2011, p. 110]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 35
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Mixed: 8 out of 35
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Negative: 3 out of 35
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