- Record Label: Slumberland
- Release Date: Feb 3, 2009
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Anyone convinced that the C86 bands represent a nadir of tweeness will hate it--while anyone who thinks that Britpop and dance music ruined indie will fall hopelessly in love.
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All told it's a slightly patchy album, but one which is nonetheless saved by a couple of pop gems.
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These kinds of shameless retro-isms would usually be cause for a scathing review. But as much as we’d like to snub their lack of originality, it’s hard to deny that the Pains do what they’ve set out to do quite well.
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Crafting a "singular" sound is as idealistic as the next musical virtue, but this album--the band’s debut--is glaringly commonplace.
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It is a love song to the bands they grew up on, at times purely imitation as flattery, and, in those modest goals, it succeeds.
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MojoHugely enjoyable, with nagging tunes too, but let's move forward next time. [Mar 2009, p.106]
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UncutTheir sound is an accident born of naivety, but their unabashed love for '80s indie is unmistakeable. [Feb 2009, p.89]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 35
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Mixed: 3 out of 35
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Negative: 0 out of 35
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