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Apr 13, 2018Hinds are here to have fun, whether you like it or not. They may not push past boundaries they are comfortable with, but they have identified the qualities that make them special--carving out their own niche in the modern music spectrum of loveable lo-fi embedded with off-kilter charm.
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Apr 24, 2018I Don’t Run never ventures too far away from convention, but it doesn’t need to. It’s that familiarity that allows them to ramp up the sentimentality without coming across as kitsch.
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Apr 9, 2018I Don’t Run essentially continues where Leave Me Alone left off. The production values remain determinedly lo-fi, the playing still no-frills, the songs rarely rising above the ramshackle.
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Apr 6, 2018This is the album where Hinds become a great band. They've got the songs, they've got the attitude, and they've got the sound; all their potential has been realized and it's a joy to experience.
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Apr 6, 2018Its follow-up shows a more skilful outfit--it’s unmistakably Hinds, but souped up and more dynamic.
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Apr 6, 2018Their second LP is a gem of indie-rock-revivalism, making faux-naif surf licks and Mo Tucker drum beats seem new all over again.
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Apr 4, 2018If you’re looking for smooth guitar riffs and auto-tuned vocals, you won’t find it on I Don’t Run: Hinds thrives on their imperfections and that’s the point.
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Apr 3, 2018What I Don’t Run does do is that it takes the already colourful palette that the group used for Leave Me Alone and expands on every aspect of it, imbuing it with the sort of fizz and crackle that you can’t fake--it’s only ever the product of a thriving live outfit. Hinds are approaching full bloom.
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Apr 2, 2018Cheery yet punk-as-fuck attitude is studded through their rattling second LP.
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Apr 2, 2018There are still plenty of the magic, chaotic choruses that set alight their live shows, but in between are touching moments of melancholy, frustration and imagination.
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Apr 12, 2018I Don’t Run can be misread as an album of fun alternative rock songs, but under the surface, it is so much more. Every instrument feels perfectly in place to create a wide range of songs. Varying emotions and a distinctly more mature Hinds.
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Apr 6, 2018On I Don’t Run, the Madrid quartet wade through these messy feelings with confidence and exuberance to spare, taking us on a pleasure cruise through choppy waters.
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Apr 6, 2018I Don’t Run advances Hinds’ endearing charm and esprit de corps, which in turn makes this another totally enjoyable listen.
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UncutApr 2, 2018Neither the songs nor their delivery are perfect, but that's perhaps the point. [May 2018, p.30]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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Mixed: 2 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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Apr 15, 2018This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view.