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- Summary: The first studio full-length release from the New Zealand indie pop band led by Martin Phillipps in nearly 20 years.
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- Record Label: Fire Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Oct 27, 2015The Chills’ most compelling album yet.
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Oct 27, 2015There are no throwaways on this album.
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Q MagazineOct 27, 2015Old dogs, old tricks, but when the tricks are this good why would you want new ones? [Dec 2015, p.106]
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Oct 29, 2015They sound almost like the musical embodiment of autumn, part windswept and part golden--and that’s very much present on Silver Bullets, a minor triumph of an album.
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MagnetNov 17, 2015Income inequality and class warfare, intolerance and love--arguably the heaviest subject of all--are dealt with firmly and frankly, couched in Phillipps' timeless, jangly melodies. [No. 126, p.52]
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Nov 10, 2015Minor niggles aside though, Silver Bullets is a solid and rewarding return to the fray for The Chills which patient followers will wrap their ears around gratefully.
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MojoOct 27, 2015The awkward early passages of Pyramid/When The Poor Can reach The Moon would surely struggle to gain airplay in any decade, including this one, yet it ultimately rises to the kind of triumphant chorus at which Phillipps excels. [Nov 2015, p.87]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Nov 4, 2015
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