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Jan 17, 2018The juxtaposition between weighty lyrical themes and musical buoyancy is cathartic. Simultaneously of its time while managing to sound like a classic, The Official Body is a healing experience; there is light in the darkness.
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Jan 26, 2018The Official Body is a frequently dazzling example of how resistance can be fortifying and even fun.
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Jan 18, 2018Instead of offering up another vaguely-feminist cash-grab or a haphazard political patch job, Shopping continue to do what they do best, using their bass lines and unique perspective to provide a source of kinship, understanding and an outlet to vent general frustration.
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Jan 19, 2018The Official Body proves why it’s remained durable over so many iterations and, for the London trio, across three albums. There’s a directness to its pleasures that’s unflagging for all 10 tracks here.
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Jan 19, 2018The trio is so refreshing and exhilarating because of the space they elbow-out for themselves and the vibrant spirit they pump into the exhausted genre, proving that simply adding some cavernous echo to a track isn’t enough.
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Jan 19, 2018Produced by Edwyn Collins, it’s full of immediately infectious tracks that burrow deep into your head before working their way down to your limbs.
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Jan 18, 2018It’s an odd concoction of fun and confrontation, at once rigorously disciplined and existentially silly. The Official Body is a hard one, toned and taut and not fucking around, except when it is.
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Jan 16, 2018A dazzlingly creative effort, it might well be SHOPPING’s most complete, concise, and fascinating release yet.
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Jan 16, 2018Overall, another great album from one of the UK’s best underground talents who may not remain so underground for long.
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Jan 18, 2018It's a record that finds Shopping transcending a difficult set of circumstances to create a standout album.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 0 out of 13
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Feb 8, 2018
"The Official Body" - great album! Shopping is forced to dance from anger to the outside world.