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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Post-Rock, Experimental Rock, Space Rock
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  1. 80
    Earth Division finds Mogwai in unusually calm and engaging mood, its four tracks for the most part eschewing their trademark surging post-rock in favour of a lighter, more reflective approach.
  2. Oct 12, 2011
    80
    Rather than functioning as simple b-side fodder, the four tracks which shape Earth Division are all totally different, yet just as essential as the album from which they were excluded.
  3. Oct 12, 2011
    70
    It's a beautiful EP deserving of repeat listening.
  4. Oct 12, 2011
    70
    This is a case wherein open minds--and some patience--are likely to be rewarded.
  5. Oct 12, 2011
    64
    Here, with one exception, they sound as though they're in soundtrack mode.
  6. Oct 12, 2011
    60
    They simply begin, evolve, repeat, and end, very much as though they were designed to play out while we directed our attention elsewhere.
  7. Kerrang!
    Oct 12, 2011
    60
    This is an interesting unexpected extra--pretty, rather than essential. [Sep 2011, p.51]

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