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- Summary: The debut album for the Scottish septet was produced by producer Ian Caple.
- Record Label: 4AD
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 12
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Mixed: 6 out of 12
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Shout it from the rooftops though--with this record, Broken Records could well have a contender for album of the year on their hands.
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Such an over-the-top approach could end in solemn self-parody. But Broken Records' refreshing playfulness and surprisingly light touch indicate they're really enjoying themselves.
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Under The RadarAny more than a prefunctory listen to their debut album reveals a sound that resists easy categorization, poised somewhere between Nick Cave and the fiery British folk of Bellowhead and Show Of Hands. [Summer 2009, p.64]
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Q MagazineThis is a better than promising start. [Jul 2009, p.118]
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There are moribund string melodies here that would be at home in a BBC costume drama, and when they address global warming, their politicised folk-rock calls the distinctly unfashionable likes of the Levellers to mind.
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MojoThe overall feeling, despite all the musical mix'n'matching is of a traditional record: a rootsy return, rather than a copy of a certain Canadian seven-piece art-rock racket. [Jul 2009, p.105]
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Much of Until the Earth comes off like the narrator from "Windowsill" still telling these damn kids to get off his lawn.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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M@cooSJul 8, 2009Big music !
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