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- Summary: The 13th studio release for the British band sees the return of keyboardist John Paul Moran.
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- Record Label: Tapete Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 4 out of 6
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Mixed: 2 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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Sep 13, 2016Knee deep in dashing, erudite pop, the band’s 13th LP Cosmonaut will hardly sully their reputation.
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Sep 9, 2016The balance between these quiet, thoughtful songs, the needle-bouncing rockers, and the jumping Monkees-ish pop of tracks like "Stick Your Hand Up if You're Louche" makes for a thrill ride of an album, and a better example of modern guitar pop than Cosmonaut is pretty hard to find no matter where one might look.
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UncutSep 9, 2016Cosmonaut is as stylishly warped as ever. [Oct 2016, p.35]
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MagnetOct 18, 2016Cosmonaut is a mostly understated genre-jumper that serves as the platform for frontman Bid to exercise his dry wit. [No. 136, p.59]
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Q MagazineSep 9, 2016The spindly riffs and skiffle-y arrangements are as tightly wound as ever, while Bid's mocking lyrics have seldom been so waspish. [Oct 2016, p.109]
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MojoSep 9, 2016A zippy half-hour's worth of inspired, unlikely juxtapositions and deftly perverse songcraft. [Oct 2016, p.96]