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  • Summary: This is the first full-length release of new songs from the British post-punk band since 1989.
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  1. Magnet
    Aug 12, 2015
    95
    The Membranes take on heady stuff. [No. 123, p.61]
  2. Jul 6, 2015
    90
    When ambition is your only criticism, you know you’re probably onto something quite special.
  3. Jul 2, 2015
    80
    These fourteen songs bob and weave, rise and fall and generally make a first class racket in the best way possible.
  4. Mojo
    Jul 28, 2015
    80
    An epic, cataclysmic set playing host to moments of magnificent Strum-und-Drang. [Sep 2015, p.92]
  5. The Membranes’ first album in 26 years is an extraordinary comeback.
  6. Jul 7, 2015
    70
    Dark Matter/Dark Energy is a potent reminder that Robb and his collaborators are still finding their way into the heart of darkness (which isn't too far from their hometown), and sending back compelling reports of what they've seen and heard.
  7. Jul 2, 2015
    60
    The album’s momentum admittedly falters on less essential tracks such as the dub-infused, 10-minute sprawl of In The Graveyard, but it’s soon regained on Do The Supernova and the defiant 21st Century Man.

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