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MojoSuperabundance is a record to treasure. [Apr 2008, p.104]
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The follow-up to 2006's Voices of Animals and Men is a slick collection of darkly sketched Britpop that combines in-jokes and jagged pop riffs.
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UncutSuperabundance sees the trio break away from the neo-post-punk pack, in one swoop, but without sacrificing one calorie of their furious energy. [Apr 2008, p.109]
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A welcome return for this premier Leicestershire combo, who specialise is substance over style.
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Q MagazineSuperabundance us a celebratory affair--a hugely likable and intelligent pop album that sings with human warmth and, ultimately, quiet defiance. [Apr 2008, p.106]
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Music is, by and large, entertainment and escapism, so regardless of whether Young Knives intend to add enlightenment to that formula, their hooks and their ideas--their entire musical package--are too intriguing and exciting to provoke the usual worries about agit-pop.
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The British trio's caffinated, smart-ass guitar pop only underscores that aura of snarky confidence. [May 2008, p.111]
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BlenderMany bands sound like this, but few do it so well, or with such dorky haircuts. [June 2008, p.77]
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It's a decidedly bummer affair, and even though the aggressive tempos suggest they're willing to fight against the crushing weight of existence, there's no relief to be found anywhere in Dartnall's lyrics--not in material goods, not in your fellow man, and certainly not in romance.
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IsaacA.Apr 8, 2008Superabundance has it all and then some.