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The Repulsion Box - Sons and Daughters
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77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

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8.8 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

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  • Summary: Victor Van Vugt (Nick Cave, Beth Orton, PJ Harvey) produced this debut disc for the Glaswegian band.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Spin
    91
    Repulsion is like The Wild Bunch seen from the outskirts of Edinburgh, a European reflection of the stylized American West. [Aug 2005, p.99]
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  2. Dot Music
    60
    They've got one song, basically. It's a fairly good song, comprising driving, rama-lama rhythms and pitch-dark lyrical content; but repeated 10 times in fairly mild variations, it inevitably loses its appeal.
  3. Dusted Magazine
    30
    A love of/obsession with antiquity can, at some point, become unbearable. To my ears, The Repulsion Box is one such ridiculous period piece.

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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. rert
    10
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  2. JOSER
    9
    Most bands never find their sound. Others do it in the fist record. Sons and Daughters did it. i am looking foward to the next chapter of their carrer.… Expand
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  3. MartiH
    8
    Very good stuff and they were great live, as well.
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