Something to Die For
- The Sounds
- Band Name: The Sounds
- Record Label: Side One Dummy
- Release Date: Mar 29, 2011
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- Band members: Felix Rodriguez, Maja Ivarsson, Jesper Anderberg, Johan Bengtsson
- Summary: The Swedish dance-rock band brings the brilliance of new-wave revivalism to its new album.
- Record Label: Side One Dummy
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, International, Dance-Rock
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Positive: 3 out of 8
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Mixed: 4 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Mar 30, 201170Ultimately, by pushing the dance beats and the slabs of synth to the foreground, the Sounds have increased their pop appeal and delivered an album that pleases your ears while also demanding that you leave your blood on the dancefloor.
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Jun 3, 201160Their fourth album amps up the synths-and-beats side of their new wave Scandi-rock aesthetic, with broadly positive results. [Jul 2011, p.94]
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Jun 8, 201120Something sounds like they need some time off. [May 2011, p.86]
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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I think this is THE SOUNDS best album, all the songs get stuck in your head and they are catchy. I like their attempt at a new change of style.
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