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- Summary: The British rock band uses a vast variety of musical instruments and styles for its second album.
- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 27
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Mixed: 2 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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Dec 10, 2010Hidden is not just the most original record to emerge from Britain this year, but the most unfathomable: an immaculate enigma.
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Despite the handful of standout tracks, what makes Hidden unique is the way it flows as a cohesive whole.
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Seldom have classical delicacy, rock attitude and pop vitality coexisted with such improbable ease.
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Hidden won't change British indie, but it should obliterate all expectations as far as These New Puritans are concerned.
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Q MagazineThe whole album passes without anything you could call a tune, but there's a keen intelligence at work: while fiercely odd, it's frequently electrifying, too. [Feb 2010, p. 112]
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These New Puritans are still figuring out the right balance, but Hidden remains an impressive step forward.
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Hidden, the young British group's sophomore full-length, was made much in the same vein as 2007's Beat Pyramid, but at times it's even less coherent.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 6
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Mixed: 0 out of 6
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Negative: 0 out of 6
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RaphSMar 2, 2010Great album, a modern classic. (And I'm pretty sure OMM gave it 5 stars, and not just 4.)
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SmithyDMar 2, 2010Absolutely amazing piece of art.
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VincentS.Mar 3, 2010Genius. The most original, powerful album I have heard in years. A classic to rank alongside Metal Box.
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Oct 5, 2014
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Apr 10, 2013
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TerryMMar 2, 2010One word: stunning.
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