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MojoJul 10, 2013Editors' fourth retains their customary grandeur and gloom, but with a new immediacy and surety, as Tom Smith matures into a truly commanding frontman. [Aug 2013, p.86]
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Jun 27, 2013The band’s audible aspiration towards greatness on this album is the most welcome aspect about it. You can hear the effort that was put into making it as galactic and sprawling as it is.
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Jun 27, 2013Comprised of bass-driven pop turns (see the hooky backing vocals of ‘Formaldehyde’) and evocative mood pieces containing occasional flourishes of Americana (courtesy of American co-producer Jacquire King), nothing in the album’s solid latter half will reach out and grab you. However, there is just enough diversity evident in these tunes to stave off indifference and reward repeated listening.
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Jul 8, 2013Produced by Jacquire King in Nashville, the album has a distinctly organic feel, as if it were recorded in an old theater.
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Jul 8, 2013Although The Weight of Your Love doesn't succeed to the same extent as other, older European rock albums drenched in American influences, it makes for a nicely retooled, if occasionally misguided, formula.
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Jul 1, 2013With a bit more focus and a more cohesive feel running throughout it, this could've been a great record. As it is, perhaps as a result of their success to date and the expectation it undoubtedly brings, it feels almost like a missed opportunity.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 40 out of 59
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Mixed: 8 out of 59
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Negative: 11 out of 59
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Aug 9, 2013
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Jul 7, 2013
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Sep 11, 2013Albums as good as this are very rare. Stunningly brilliant. The bad reviews on this site are simply wrong. Go out and get it now you won't regret it.