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  • Summary: This is the fourth studio release for the British band formed by two pairs of siblings.
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  • Record Label: Caroline
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock
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Wake Up
Wake up Open up your eyes We're imprisoned by our own affection Is that all you'd leave behind? Future You sentimental fools Let's pretend in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Q Magazine
    Aug 28, 2014
    80
    A real jewel from an underestimated band. [Sep 2014, p.111]
  2. Uncut
    Aug 18, 2014
    80
    Alias is where the giddy exhilaration and buoyant lift of early Magic Numbers grows into a bold, spacey and sensational creation. [Sep 2014, p.75]
  3. Aug 19, 2014
    70
    With a purported 30 songs to pick from, the Magic Numbers ultimately boiled everything down to 11 of the group's most solidly engaging cuts to date.
  4. Aug 18, 2014
    60
    The Magic Numbers’ latest LP may not be perfect, but it is a big step in the right direction.
  5. Mojo
    Aug 20, 2014
    60
    Alias perhaps lacks a truly killer song, a lightning rod to draw newbies in. [Sep 2014, p.94]
  6. Aug 18, 2014
    60
    Drenched in trademark rosy glow, it’s all tender and consolatory.
  7. 55
    Alias is by no means a bad album--on the contrary, it highlights the maturity and progression of four highly talented and much loved British musicians--but it’s just not that fun.
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