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  • Summary: After gaining acclaim for a densely melodic sound that anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Scotland's Teenage Fanclub return with a harmony-driven album to inspire a power pop revival.

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  1. Positive: 17 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 18
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  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Shadows is a touch too twee at times, but more often, it impresses with its understated elegance and classically constructed melodies.
  2. Billboard.com
    85
    While its recent recordings have reflected a more subdued approach in the studio, band members Norman Blake, Gerard Love and Raymond McGinley never lose their knack for composing concise pop gems.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    The eighth "proper" album from Teenage Fanclub delivers exactly what one expects: gentle, bittersweet guitar pop, which harks back to the 60s without descending into pastiche.

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