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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the British duo of Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent.
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- Record Label: Virgin EMI
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 10
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Mixed: 5 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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MojoJun 10, 2015There's a playful quality to the chunky adrenalin-soaked fuzz the duo create. [Jul 2015, p.86]
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Kerrang!May 28, 2015There is nuance in the songwriting that, in discovery, has helped Slaves write good album, not just a collection of good songs. [16 May 2015, p.52]
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Jun 1, 2015Hey’s attempt at menace is overegged and the violence just sounds cartoonish--but the abundance of winning songs elsewhere makes such minor flaws forgivable.
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May 28, 2015The riffs of songs such as Wow!!!7am or Hey or Do Something are strong enough, but the formula “riff, primitive bash of drums, bellowed chorus” wears thin pretty quickly.
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Jun 1, 2015The real charm of this record comes in its additional moments of character; the spoken-word interruptions (‘Do Something’) or soundbite introductions (‘She Wants Me Now’) which somehow tie the album together even more tightly.
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Q MagazineMay 28, 2015True, like an armful of regrettable tattoos it may have transitory allure, but its nasty, brutish and short appeal will do for now. [Jul 2015, p.104]
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May 28, 2015Peel back the façade, and you’ll find two white dudes parroting phrases and stealing time-tested tricks to sustain the rebel mirage, to cover for the fact that they have no clue what they’re even talking about.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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Feb 8, 2021big songs sound good songs go big biggggggg guitar sound niiice drum bang hard asf very good good modern punk sound
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