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Nov 10, 2014Whilst the debut got tongues wagging, the follow up is sure to get hearts pounding--a superb collection of tracks that points to a band that knows where it’s going.
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Nov 7, 2014The Hum is a shattering, all-encompassing experience; there's climactic rage, broken organs and blank-eyed trance outs. At times it’s like listening to war, but there are also moments of beauty, musical tantrums and periods of bummed out weirdness. The result of all this? Total exhilaration.
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Nov 6, 2014Hookworms never come across as arrogant, showy or self-indulgent. They have managed to follow a logical musical progression which will undoubtedly blow many minds.
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Nov 6, 2014The Hum is all feel, no bullshit, and it truly gets under your skin.
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Nov 11, 2014On The Hum, the likes of "On Leaving" and closer "Retreat" are underlain with frothy keyboards that imbibe them with a touch of pop brilliance.
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Nov 25, 2014There are no wasted notes, no wasted time, and nothing but the impulse to listen again.
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MojoNov 19, 2014One of the best rock'n'roll albums of 2014. [Dec 2014, p.96]
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Q MagazineNov 13, 2014Throughout, The Hum is a thrilling testament to Hookworms' single-mindedness and conviction. [Dec 2014, p.112]
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UncutNov 10, 2014A slightly sunnier and more melodic LP. [Dec 2014, p.77]
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Nov 10, 2014What Hookworms might lack in image and clarity, they more than make up for by making music that isn't built to linger in the background. It demands attention and deserves it, too.
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Nov 10, 2014On The Hum, this delicate balancing act between abrasive aggression and unfettered tunefulness positions Hookworms as an uncompromising experimental act with festival-sized ambitions, capable of synthesizing disparate and often contradictory sounds into a cohesive and compelling whole.
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Nov 10, 2014‘Beginners’ and ‘Radio Tokyo’ lead the way in the clout department, and increasingly, Hookworms sound like a band comfortable with being immediate as well as complex.
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Nov 6, 2014Where the group from Leeds’ impressiveness lies is in their lighter, less mangled moments.
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Nov 13, 2014Where the ambient interludes on Pearl Mystic felt like necessary pauses for the band to catch their breath, on The Hum they serve a more crucial, connective quality, melting down their road-running rave-ups and molding them into "Mother Sky"-high odysseys and opium-den comedown ballads.
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Nov 19, 2014This is top-notch psychedelic rock, in so many ways better than all those ancient bands and songs it’s built upon, but it’s presented in such a garbled way that the songs often lose their impact.
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Nov 11, 2014In spite of the apparent minimalism, Hookworms deliver a sonic feast for the ears that knows how to capture an all-encompassing whole rather than a moment in time. It wants to be everything at once, brightly exposed even if some of its color is lost.
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Nov 7, 2014Hookworms have a huge, infectious energy, best evidenced on the wild organ grooves and ridiculously weighty drumming of ‘Radio Tokyo’, but some of the finest moments come when they adopt a more considered, less-immediate approach.
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Nov 10, 2014They are far more interesting when they let in some light, most notably on The Hum’s standout, the simmering Retreat.
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The WireDec 15, 2014The impression left by The Hums's buzzing, keys-assisted pseudo-punk is that of a heavier Clinic or even Scottish also-rans Magoo. [Nov 2014, p.72]
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