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MojoThey've made their finest LP since 1995's "The Charlantans." [June 2008, p.112]
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The result, typified by the rousing 'Oh! Vanity' and emotive 'This is the End', is a melodic and hard-fought triumph.
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The Charlatans are taking risks again without losing their identity.
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Under The RadarYou Cross My Path isn’t going to gain the Charlatans attention stateside. But it is going to be a real reward for their longstanding fans. [Summer 2008]
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That it’s their best album in a decade, not to mention one of the best albums of the year, is a bit of a surprise. But here it is, 10 songs that prove, quite literally, that the Charlatans are back and they’re serious about it.
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FilterMuch more solid than their latest records...sounds like a bit of the old Charlatans. [Spring 2008, p.100]
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This 10th studio album from the Norwich, England, Brit-psychers pulls double duty as its own tribute LP, layering the best bits of L.A.-based frontman Tim Burgess' vast back catalog of emotionally disconnected couplets atop the band's trademark soaring keyboards and insistently hummable guitars.
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JorisAug 11, 2008
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archisecteAug 3, 2008
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CharlieQ.Jul 17, 2008Surprisingly strong, fresh-sounding, aggressive and melodic Brit-pop with an edge. One of the best albums of their career.