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Oct 6, 2016Unfortunately, overall the record is unable to match the consistency of its predecessor. That the trio started work on Friends without a label is certainly telling, as the overriding impression is one of a band in transition.
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Oct 6, 2016Friends so incessantly refers to its generic seasons-change premise that its emotional impact is wholly blunted by the album’s end.
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Oct 6, 2016Friends is White Lies’ least inspiring record both musically and thematically; they appear to be back in identity crisis mode, and it might not be recoverable this time around.
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Oct 6, 2016Unfortunately, instead of producing an album that feels new, exciting, and refreshing--exactly what you’d expect from a band in their position--you get some lazy attempts at something different, before a retreat into the comforts of a tried and tested sound.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 40
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Mixed: 4 out of 40
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Negative: 2 out of 40
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Oct 7, 2016
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Oct 11, 2016
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Aug 11, 2019