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- Summary: Peter Brewis wrote the songs as part of an imaginary crime thriller for his debut concept album.
- Record Label: Memphis Industries
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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The Week That Was leaves "indie rock" behind, hops right over hip marching-band music, and lands square between the lofty obelisks of high-art pop and New Music.
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Executed with serious flair, it manages the rare feat of being both mentally stimulating and musically satisfying. It is, in every regard, one of the most daring albums you’ll hear this year.
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Never mind the retro-gazing moniker-- The Week That Was is a band you need to hear now.
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It's heady, bleak stuff, certainly, but the sheer ambition and, bizarrely, hint of liberation with which it's performed make it one of the year's most perplexingly life-affirming releases.
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The art never gets too over-indulgent and it never gets in the way of the songs.
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You’d think this might get messy, but the arrangements are so thoughtful that the result is sweeping and astonishing.
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This debut is one of moments and mystery.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Nov 3, 2011
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