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6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut album for the British rock quartet from Camden shows influences from The Pixies, Britpop, and '90s alternative rock.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 15
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  1. 90
    Tribes have roared back fiercer than ever.
  2. Jan 10, 2012
    90
    A stunning debut album, one that proves the hype was more than justified.
  3. Feb 10, 2012
    80
    Ecstatic, raucous, spine-tingling and delivered in the only way they know, Baby is a piece of Tribes for their devoted followers to hold onto.
  4. Jan 10, 2012
    60
    It's spirited enough, neatly sequenced, but perhaps lacks the ingenuity to rework its influences into something that feels new.
  5. Jan 17, 2012
    60
    It's wholly derivative, yet the tuneful, instantly gratifying choruses often trump one's desire to play spot the influence.
  6. Q Magazine
    Jan 10, 2012
    60
    Proves that there is still a place for bands playing short, noisy pop songs about girls and being young, regardless of where they come from. [Feb. 2012 p. 100]
  7. 40
    It comes across as unimaginative and rather needy when applied to the singer Johnny Lloyd;s wistful inbetweeen reminiscences of fumbled romance and aimlessly anthemic pleas for decisive direction.

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