There's A Fire - Longwave
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63 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

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  • Summary: John Leckie produced this second major-label release for the now five-member New York band led by Steve Schiltz.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Magnet
    90
    Takes The Strangest Things' dark, occasionally scattershot pop and refines it with sharper songwriting and a slicker approach. [#69, p.100]
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  2. E! Online
    75
    There are a couple snoozy and wonky moments among the hits, but Longwave is definitely worth warming up to.
  3. Junkmedia
    60
    What strikes most is a sense of uncomfortable suspension, and what keeps the album afloat remains a true mystery listen after listen.
  4. Under The Radar
    60
    Neither as good nor as boring as you might think. [#10, p.112]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. nelsonf
    10
    Top 10 of 2005 Material.
  2. DashS
    8
    Great album. Lots of great tunes on here. Not superbly innovative like Radiohead, but complex enough to soothe the nay sayers.
  3. MusicMaven
    6
    They are still nowhere near as inspired as their contemporaries, but they can write the occasional anthemic chorus or catchy hook. At the moment, I slightly prefer their last album (The Strangest Things), but a few more listens and the tighter production of There's A Fire may change my mind.… Expand
  4. Simon
    4
    Apart from the first song, this album is a majority of troughs. It

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