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Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Apr 29, 2022Certainly a better album than Hymns, but only has a few really good songs. The rest are okay, but nothing special. For reference, I loved everything between Silent Alarm and The Nextwave Sessions.
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May 6, 2022The album’s best hooks feature Bartle duetting with Okereke, a new trick in Bloc Party’s repertoire. These strengths are even more frustrating because they reveal an alternative path to the binary rut in which this band has been stuck for 10 years.
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Apr 29, 2022As uneven as the album can be, it's never a simple rehash of Bloc Party's glory days. Adam Greenspan and Nick Launay's tight production gives Alpha Games a leaner attack than Silent Alarm, and while the moments of beauty that balance the band's outbursts are in shorter supply, they're all the sweeter when they appear.
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Apr 29, 2022Alpha Games shows a great band engaging with their sound yet growing and expanding.