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- Summary: Felix Martin and Al Doyle of Hot Chip along with Tom Hopkins collaborated on their debut album together as New Build.
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- Record Label: Lanark Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Dance
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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May 3, 2012Much more than a stop-gap substitute that will be forgotten by the time the next Hot Chip full-length comes along; Yesterday stands on its own terms as one of the finest dance/electro-pop records of the year.
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Apr 10, 2012Overall, New Build's debut is one of subtlety and finesse.
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Apr 10, 2012It's an encyclopedia of rhythmic assimilation, perfectly executed, nary a lovingly adopted concept out of place. Catchy as hell, too.
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Apr 10, 2012This richly layered and varied debut from New Build taps into a well of potential that demands further exploration.
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Apr 12, 2012A must for electro geeks. [May 2012, p.81]
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Apr 10, 2012It's just a Hot Chip side project that sounds like a Hot Chip side project, and there's nothing wrong with that, but nothing terribly exciting either.
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Apr 10, 2012Having been born of time around Hot Chip's main activities, however, New Build's debut is not without the limitations that are likely of such an endeavour.
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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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May 26, 2012
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