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  • Summary: The first release in nearly twenty years for the British trio of Patrick Fitzgerald, Julian Swales, and Dan Goodwin was mixed by Pascal Gabriel.
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  • Record Label: 3 Loop Music
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Dream Pop, Shoegaze
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
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  1. Dec 4, 2013
    90
    If you’ve got a sense of adventure and you’re holding out hope that even in these days of disposable product, rock music can approach art, you will love Folly.
  2. Dec 4, 2013
    80
    The uncharacteristically tonguein- cheek, Bowie-esque Japan To Jupiter is arguably the record’s apex, but quality and contemporary relevance abound, ensuring Folly is a comeback that equates with anything but the absurdity suggested by its title.
  3. Dec 4, 2013
    80
    There's an element of nostalgia for times that are long gone, but with songs this strong, it almost feels like a necessary self-referencing for anyone who missed the band the first time around.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 4, 2013
    80
    Euphoric and uncompromising, Folly us up there with KOD's best work. [Nov 2013, p.109]
  5. Magnet
    Dec 4, 2013
    75
    Folly finds KOD darker and statelier than ever. [No. 104, p.57]
  6. Mojo
    Dec 4, 2013
    40
    Within its luxuriance of old, within its dreamscapes Fitzgerald's often Kitchens-sink observations and harsh, bloke-from-Editors singing voice remain naggingly terrestrial, dragging the listener down to earth, when everything else is straining heavenwards. [Dec 2013, p.90]