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78 out of 100

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9.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: The all-female indie-rock band from Brighton, England (who in the past have crossed Stereolab's love for vintage electronics with a more raucous sound) worked with producer Steve Albini on this second full-length, which incorporates vocals into the mix for the first time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Recalls both early [Philip] Glass and Stereolab, at least until the squaling vocals begin, when it starts to conjure the art brut of punk foremothers like the Raincoats or the Slits. [Listen 2 This supplement, Feb 2004, p.16]
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    91
    There are gimmicks, but there's musical merit, and genuine feeling to match the calculated charm.
  3. Junkmedia
    50
    The result is a tad muddled, with the valleys unfortunately outnumbering the peaks.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. RickK
    10
    Best album I've heard this year thus far. Certainly the most ambitious--I can't recall another album with rocking songs sung in 4 different languages. A classic.… Expand
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  2. Pierre-EmmanuelL
    9
    They have a gift for writing cloudy songs and let the listenner dreamily drift in the music
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  3. ChisL
    7
    A bit of a disappointment only in the fact that its clearly not as good as their debut.
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