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Guitarist partner Gale Paridjanian and backing band have upped their game accordingly, and the sound isn't far short of what you might call "epic."
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UncutFourth album time for Turin Brakes, and practice is edging the duo closer to perfection. [Oct 2007, p.113]
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The full band approach seems to weigh things down so heavily you can almost see the red welts on the shoulders of its two leaders.
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Q MagazineThere's a harder edge throughout their fourth album, making them sound a little like Starsailor at times, with electric guitars getting more of a look-in this time. [Oct 2007, p.106]
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When it comes down to it, there's a very poorly kept secret about this band that will likely determine what you think of Dark On Fire: some of these lyrics are just borderline retarded, combining rhyme-first, ask-questions-never couplets with more arson imagery than a Thursday album.
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MojoFrustratingly, that search [for plaidits] and presumably producer du jour Ethan Johns--has led them into the uncomfortable territory of bombastic, charmless "October/War"-era U2. [Oct 2007, p.92]
User score distribution:
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StefanM.Nov 11, 2007Great return to form!
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StephenS.Nov 10, 2007
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MelchiorBNov 7, 2007