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6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the Icelandic alternative rock trio was produced by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Nick Zinner.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Mojo
    Feb 2, 2017
    80
    Sports is more circumspect and subtle. Yet when the hooks of White Pebbles, Bad Rockets or Syncing In slyly take hold, the effect is indelible. [Mar 2017, p.97]
  2. Feb 2, 2017
    73
    They transform a solid album into something of an emotional journey, and hint strongly that beneath their low-key snarling, Fufanu have grander things on their minds.
  3. Feb 2, 2017
    60
    Hook-laden choruses and seismic riffs don’t feature heavily in the Fufanu sound--and nor should they. Like The Rapture before them, their sound is one of influences absorbed subtly.
  4. Feb 6, 2017
    60
    Sports is an album that slithers around the body, but rarely ever hisses.
  5. Feb 2, 2017
    40
    Fufanu capably replay the post-punk sound but, without the transgression and creativity of the original movement, it feels as if there’s little point in doing so.
  6. Q Magazine
    Feb 2, 2017
    40
    The title track and Just Me stand out for their bubbly rhythms, but otherwise this feels grey an mopey. [Mar 2017, p.108]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Feb 3, 2017
    9
    With hints of Interpol & Blur, this album seems to be the budding of a great band. While I only liked a handful of songs on their 2015 debutWith hints of Interpol & Blur, this album seems to be the budding of a great band. While I only liked a handful of songs on their 2015 debut LP "Few More Days To Go", this album is dense, rich and catchy throughout. I'm on my 3rd listen today and it is easily my favorite album in 6 months... Expand