
- Summary: The second full-length release for the British rock duo was first written instrumentally in sessions in Brighton, Los Angeles and Nashville before being recorded (with vocals) in Brussels.
- Record Label: Warner Bros.
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Top Track
Hook, Line & Sinker | |
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She's got the devil on one shoulder And the other's getting colder She looks so good but it's not nearly Feeling like it's supposed to Going slow,... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 17
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Mixed: 6 out of 17
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Negative: 0 out of 17
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Q MagazineJun 14, 2017There are moments when the slick threatens to overwhelm the raw, and not just when extraneous elements are introduced. But the gut-level punch of Kerr's bass and the thunderstruck gallop of Thatcher's drumming cannot be denied. [Aug 2017, p.106]
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Jun 16, 2017Broadening the sonic palette helps sharpen the songs, and the result is a sophomore set that's ambitious and satisfying.
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Kerrang!Jul 26, 2017At some point, a little experimenting may be needed, but for now this cements their status as the behemoths of British rock. [17 Jul 2017, p.50]
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Jul 5, 2017There are few bands that can match Royal Blood at their heavy, melodic best, and How Did We Get So Dark? proves to be a thrilling--if limited--listen from one of the UK’s fastest-rising rock bands.
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Oct 5, 2017The title track won't drag big rock forward, but How Did We Get So Dark? will definitely scratch a riff-loving itch.
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Jun 19, 2017While it starts thrillingly--the title track and Lights Out as good as anything they’ve ever done and reminiscent of Queens of the Stone Age at their most imperious--they fail to sustain their momentum, the middle of the album suffering from a surfeit of unremarkable filler.
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Jun 14, 2017They’re still sculpted from the same small portfolio of sounds--basically, buzzing distorted guitar riffs and harmony chants borne along on pummelling drum barrages--which tends to impose too narrow an emotional range on the album. It’s like being hectored loudly by a bore.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 20
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Mixed: 7 out of 20
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Negative: 2 out of 20
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