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Average release review score: 8.0

User Score 10

Latest High Score:

Crystal Castles [2010]

User Score 3

Latest Low Score:

Bangarang [EP]

Score distribution:

Positive: 8 out of 9
Mixed: 0 out of 9
Negative: 1 out of 9

Something

Average User Score: 8.4

User Score 8

Chairlift have made an album thatâ€™s mostly accessible, especially where the lead singles are concerned, but they do well to push back the boundaries of pop and make it a memorable experience at the same time â€“ something I havenâ€™t seen since Gorillazâ€™s â€œPlastic Beachâ€ in early 2010.… Expand

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Bangarang [EP]

Average User Score: 3.9

User Score 3

Skrillex is just rehashing the basslines we've heard over the past couple of years from dubstep artists everywhere. Why doesn't he take a leaf out of SBTRKT or Rustie's book and look to take dubstep somewhere it's never been before?… Expand

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Dedication

Average User Score: 6.0

User Score 8

Overall, this album gets its main marks for fantastic production. Everything is so perfectly mixed, from the main melodies, right down to the â€œtshâ€ vocal effects used on â€˜Digital Rainâ€™. I bet the makers of Tron: Legacy are gutted that â€˜Dedicationâ€™ was released a year after they chose Daft Punk to do the soundtrack to their film, because â€˜Dedicationâ€™ is perfect for a film like Tron: Legacy. â€˜Dedicationâ€™ is stylish, itâ€™s crisp, and itâ€™s very good.… Expand

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Gloss Drop

Average User Score: 8.6

User Score 9

Itâ€™s often clichÃ© and â€œcoolâ€ to dismiss a second album and say itâ€™s nowhere near as good as the first a band produced, but â€˜Gloss Dropâ€™ is better than â€˜Mirroredâ€™ by quite a bit, for me at least. Youâ€™d have expected Braxtonâ€™s departure to be a hindrance when creating 'Gloss Drop', but if anything, itâ€™s allowed the other band members to fully expose their song writing and structuring talent.… Expand

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Crystal Castles [2010]

Average User Score: 8.4

User Score 10

My favourite band of 2010. It's a brilliant come back, and it's full of new material. They have become a lot more accessible, but they're finally getting some kind of mainstream success which has been long awaited. I went to see them in Manchester in October 2010, and I was blown away (mainly by the bass speakers). I'll definitely be waiting around for their third album, which hopefully won't be called 'Crystal Castles' again. They go from dance/pop hits like 'Celestica' to aggressive songs like 'Doe Deer', all in a short space of album time. It's a fantastic album. There are no "howevers" in this album, because its brilliance gets in the way too much. I would give this 11 out of 10 if I was allowed.… Expand

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xx

Average User Score: 8.7

User Score 9

Well deserved Mercury Prize. I would recommend 'Crystalised', and a hidden gem from the album is actually the intro. 'Heart Skipped A Beat' is also lovely.… Expand

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Acolyte

Average User Score: 7.1

User Score 7

Room for improvement, but a modern-day Depeche Mode could be in the works here. My picks for the album are 'Clarion Call', 'Halcyon', 'Counterpoint' and 'Red Lights'.… Expand

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Hey Everyone

Average User Score: 8.4

User Score 8

Full of agressive songs. Its really 'in your face' and I've enjoyed listening to it. My picks for the album are 'Pink Sabbath', 'Black Wax', 'Totally Bone' and 'Hey James'.… Expand

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Waking Up

Average User Score: 7.5

User Score 10

Full of meaningful lyrics and great musicianship. My top picks for the album are 'Waking Up', 'All the Right Moves', 'Secrets' and 'Missing Persons 1 & 2'.… Expand

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