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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Apr 14, 2015
    80
    With this album, Gallows have fine-tuned their previously established sound, creating a cohesive and powerful set of songs.
  2. Kerrang!
    Apr 13, 2015
    80
    It's up there with the best albums they've ever made. [11 Apr 2015, p.53]
  3. Apr 13, 2015
    80
    Gallows are certainly not getting any happier, but they've got torment down to a science.
  4. Apr 13, 2015
    80
    Even with the twisting and turning of different styles Gallows remain ferocious until the last drop.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Mar 31, 2015
    80
    Watford's finest are still very much the real deal. [May 2015, p.103]
  6. Apr 15, 2015
    70
    The Southern gothic touches strewn throughout the album help make this their best set of angry anthems to date.
  7. 70
    Lyrically and musically, Gallows are a very different band from the one who made ‘Grey Britain’, and the fact that you can’t imagine them making this album (or its predecessor) with Carter will remain a deal-breaker for some.
  8. Mar 31, 2015
    70
    For the most part the album successfully rides the line between innovation and self-indulgence. In other words, if given a chance Desolation Sounds will challenge listeners as much as inspire circle pits.
  9. Mojo
    Apr 21, 2015
    60
    The fourth LP is blisteringly confident as the band evolves toward maturity. [May 2015, p.94]
  10. Q Magazine
    Apr 1, 2015
    60
    As Desolation Sounds progresses, so the mood becomes more considered and expansive. [May 2015, p.105]

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