The Something Rain - Tindersticks
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79 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: The British indie rock band led by Stuart Staples releases its ninth album.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Mar 13, 2012
    90
    Its funereal funk can be hard to shake off; its catchiest hooks stain and discolor.
  2. Q Magazine
    Mar 14, 2012
    80
    Forget diminishing returns, The Something Rain keeps Tindersticks' value high. [April 2012, p.105]
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  3. Sputnikmusic
    Jul 20, 2012
    80
    None of these songs are entitled to be the album's best and none of them work towards anything other than creating the quiet, gloomy album that it is. And yet there's so much of this focus given to each song.
  4. Magnet
    Mar 20, 2012
    60
    It's a set of slow, deliberate vamps that oh-so-gradually gather tension; they smolder, but ... rarely burst into flame. [No. 85, p.59]
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  1. xris
    10
    Although not so engaging as their best offerings 'Tindersticks II' or 'Curtains' , it does offer a coherent nocturnal spectacle of reflective gentleness. As usually the first listen reveals nothing remarkable or even resembling to what will be traversing through your ear canals after, say, fifth listening, a number that may be decremented if listened to alone in the evening with a glass of a decent red wine. Suddenly every tune is endowed with its divine meandering meaning, running through your encephalitics like a stream of hungry bees in search of their dying mother's milk. A definite todiefors here are 'A night so still' and 'Medicine'.… Expand
  2. AlexxTrusc
    8
    Tindersticks latest album is dominated mostly by lethargic, moody ballads with delicate inserts of various diverse add-ons, as even seen in the instrumental "Goodbye Joe", or - the longest on the album - "Come Inside". On the release there are also steadily developing "Chocolate" as a kind of vocalist's narrative expediency , "Show Me Everything" - style reminiscent of the ballads from the Adriatic and a slightly alternative compositions such as "Frozen" or "This Fire of Autumn".… Expand
  3. tbhall230590
    8
    Just brilliant. An album to get lost into, as good as their debut or 1997's Curtains, happy days! :) Moody, but most importantly vibrant and always moving, this album is very exciting to listen to!… Expand
  4. dolanclass
    4
    I'm usually one for unique, hard-to-describe vocals, though Staples' voice rubs me the wrong way. I enjoy the funky instrumentation but it's not a panacea for my aforementioned apprehension. Truthfully, my favorite track was the first one, but after the surprise was all said and done, I won't be caught off guard the next time I listen to it - but that's the thing... there probably won't be a next time.… Expand

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