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  • Summary: The first full-length release for the Japanese alternative/noise rock band features a guest appearance by Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie.
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  • Record Label: Alcopop!
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Noise-Rock
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  1. Jul 28, 2020
    80
    Since the beginning, Bo Ningen have been dedicated to experimentation, and Sudden Fictions' previously unimaginable sounds prove their edge hasn't dulled a bit.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 28, 2020
    80
    Bobby Gillespie murmurs over Minimal's slinky pop, while Silenced and Kuzurenai toy with space, R&B dynamics and even more tunes. [Sep 2020, p.107]
  3. 80
    The result is an incredibly reflective, contemplative body of word that shows a seldomly seen quietude to the quartet.
  4. Jul 28, 2020
    80
    It’s the subtlest yet most powerful record of their career to date, and while it does reach far into the past, while it nods to jazz, funk and electronic music, it also feels consistent and controlled.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 29, 2020
    70
    Cerebral and discomforting. [Aug 2020, p.89]