The Violence
by Darren Hayman & the Long Parliament
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Uncut
    Nov 19, 2012
    80
    His is a personal, emotive take, and it proves very effective. [Dec 2012, p.72]
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2012
    80
    A major work. [Jan 2013, p.92]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 19, 2012
    80
    It's Beirut/Bon Iver/PJ Harvey brilliant, taking Damon Albarn's 'Dr Dee' to sublime extremes.
  5. musicOMH.com
    Nov 19, 2012
    100
    With the third in his Essex trilogy Darren Hayman has surpassed himself, creating an album that is intelligent, heartfelt, and musically stunning.
  6. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 19, 2012
    80
    It's a record that can be enjoyed on a simple music level, but also explored as an interesting take on a particular historical period.
  7. DIY Magazine
    Nov 19, 2012
    90
    This is an album to intently listen to every single line and every single syllable. There is a strange kind of hope and joy to the album's warmest moments that belie the, at times, dark themes.
  8. The Quietus
    Nov 19, 2012
    90
    Autumnal, witty, sad, lovely and very, very English The Violence is the high watermark of Hayman's career and one of the finest British releases of 2012, a record that neither floats, nor drowns, but soars.
  9. BBC Music
    Nov 19, 2012
    90
    Understated and thoughtful, The Violence is a true folk record that should rightfully see Hayman recognised as the national treasure that he clearly is.

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#89 Best Album of 2012

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