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  • Summary: The third full-length release for the Welsh alternative rock trio was self-produced and mixed by Alan Moulder.
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This isn't a path that takes you somewhere This isn't a plan that ends in something Before it appears, you'll be left wide open Alone with your crazy... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Magnet
    Apr 15, 2016
    80
    With Hitch, the Joy Formidable has expanded its sonic palette and subsequently zeroed in on its ultimate sound. [No. 130, p.57]
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  2. DIY Magazine
    Mar 25, 2016
    80
    If the songwriting on Hitch is, to coin an old music hack turn-of-phrase, ‘mature’, it’s also concise--in a good way.
  3. Drowned In Sound
    Mar 29, 2016
    80
    Hitch is a startling achievement of creativity. It doesn’t reinvent The Joy Formidable wheel but it refines everything they’ve done until this point and presents their most complete package yet.
  4. Under The Radar
    Mar 23, 2016
    70
    While both the maudlin pop diversions and studio experiments are palatable enough, the band remains strongest at its most strident, pounding out massive choruses in an ocean of churning guitars, adorning them with syncopation or weird time interplay, and just going for it. Thankfully, that still represents half the menu.
  5. Alternative Press
    Mar 23, 2016
    70
    Thanks in part to Alan Moulder's always-nuanced mix, Hitch balances the band's bombast with restraint. [Apr 2016, p.102]
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  6. Consequence
    Mar 23, 2016
    67
    Hitch finds them not just following their best and worst tendencies, but beating the listener over the head with them. It’s not the worst way to spend an hour; you just might want to carve out some time for a nap afterwards.
  7. The Guardian
    Mar 24, 2016
    60
    Tthe Joy Formidable are at their best when they switch off their default setting.

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  1. ns156
    Jan 31, 2017
    5
    It just never feels as focused as their last album, and the good tracks like standout Radio of Lips all go on for too long and/or feel likeIt just never feels as focused as their last album, and the good tracks like standout Radio of Lips all go on for too long and/or feel like rehashed versions of their older songs.

    The length is the real problem. Wolf's Law was excellent about keeping songs around just the right amount of time before moving on to the next one, but this album just drags too often. Songs that should be 3 or 4 minutes are 6 or 7 instead, and usually don't have the sonic variation or instrumental leads to keep you interested. I hope their next effort is better.    … Expand

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