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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The second release for the British indie pop band was produced by Rory Attwell.
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  • Record Label: Slumberland
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Pop, Noise Pop
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Jan 31, 2013
    100
    What an unexpected and wonderful treat this album is.
  2. Feb 1, 2013
    80
    Assured, confident, and infectious, Wait For Something To Happen sees a band developing both as musicians and songwriters while still retaining what made them great in the first place.
  3. Mar 18, 2013
    80
    In songs about getting swept up by infatuation the music sounds like a suddenly shared, irresistible impulse.
  4. Jan 28, 2013
    70
    [A] likeable, if light, follow-up.
  5. Feb 12, 2013
    70
    No one’s going to herald Waiting For Something To Happen as a great leap forward, but there’s a subtle refinement in approach happening for the attentive of ear.
  6. Feb 14, 2013
    60
    Originality isn’t always the most important criterion in music like this. Familiar, nostalgic sounds can please just as much, as they do here.
  7. Feb 12, 2013
    40
    Aside from a few bright spots, such as the long-gestating single “Teenage”, nothing on Waiting for Something to Happen really sticks on repeated listens.

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