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Entertainment WeeklyFeb 24, 2012These Brits are still holding the Zippo-lighter torch aloft. [24 Feb 2012, p.77]
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Apr 9, 2012Band of Skulls has made a new rock and roll classic.
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Feb 14, 2012It's an irrefutable example of boilerplate rock and roll, and it feels completely awesome.
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UncutFeb 8, 2012Americanized rock'n'roll that sounds as modern as it does vintage 1970s and effortlessly blends AC/DC riffage, Fleetwood Mac AOR and White Stripes punk-blues pyrotechnics. [Mar 2012, p.79]
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Alternative PressFeb 8, 2012Powerful riffs and jangly choruses propel everything in between. [Mar 2012, p.94]
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Feb 8, 2012So, leaner and more focused than their free-wheeling debut, Sweet Sour is a little gem in a sea of tired guitar bands looking for "something new."
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Feb 14, 2012The bottom-line is that these guys do what they do very, very well.
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Feb 13, 2012On Sweet Sour, Band Of Skulls show themselves to be well equipped to keep the garage blues/rock flame alive.
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MagnetMar 12, 2012The trio continues mixing and mismatching, with both elements of Skulls' sound [Black Keys' rock and Radiohead's honey-eyed longing] feeling even more pronounced. [No. 85, p. 52]
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Mar 1, 2012All in all, then, the record showcases a dynamism present but not fully realized on their critically acclaimed (and still excellent) debut.
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Feb 15, 2012Band of Skulls' clean tone and unabashed take on rock positively scorches at every point on the album.
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Feb 14, 2012It's a much more focused and intriguing follow-up that may provide a much-needed shot in the arm for the guitar-bass-drums three-piece formula.
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Feb 8, 2012They still have enough primitive power to brush past any road blocks, but they could do with tweaking their formula somewhat if they don't want to run out of gas.
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Feb 15, 2012They are a hell of a band if you're looking for catchy rock with occasional sparks of brilliance.
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Mar 10, 2012The band does loud and lurching as well they do as caustic and drifting, but catharsis never quite comes--the singers just manage to keep each other in check.
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MojoFeb 27, 2012This brisk, well-crafted follow-up maintains the feeling if a pop band masquerading as something harder. [Mar 2012, p.102]
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Feb 22, 2012Ultimately, from start to finish, you know what you've ordered: proficient, precision-executed blues-rock with few genuine surprises.
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2012Their second album finds them full of anthemic swagger and brio. [Mar 2012, p. 97]
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Feb 21, 2012An album worthy of repeated listens but limited by its inability to adapt and enrapture a change of pace often just representing a drop in quality.
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Feb 17, 2012It's pleasant enough ... but somehow lacks the cutting edge.
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Feb 16, 2012It's all entirely listenable, if not what you might expect.
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Under The RadarMar 21, 2012The album, at its heart, is noisy and self-assured blues-rock with sweeter (read: softer) pop elements dotting the landscape. [Mar 2012, p.83]
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Mar 15, 2012Sweet Sour downshifts something ridiculous, slow and a little disappointing for a little too long (especially for fans of 2009 debut Baby Darling Doll Face Honey), because holy crap, did it melt faces ever so well for a little while.
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Feb 15, 2012Completely mediocre.
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Feb 17, 2012Sledgehammer riff-filled rock doesn't need to be clever, but it sure as heck needs to sound like it's driven by full-pelt, carnage-causing energy. And that's where Band Of Skulls' second effort falls short.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 2 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Apr 26, 2012