- Record Label: Island
- Release Date: Jul 6, 2009
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North London outfit from the same school (literally) as Cajun Dance Party, earning high marks for their winsome indie tunes.
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Granted, there's nothing new going on, but their passion fills in the innovation gaps.
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While I Had the Blues is a serviceable debut that doesn't really disappoint but rarely shines, it does suggest that Bombay Bicycle Club have a promising future.
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This is duvet music, offering vague comfort but impossible to feel any excitement for.
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Q MagazineJack Steadman's shaky voice does scant justice to a dozen songs that, in more adept hands, might have not been squashed at birth. [Aug 2009, p.103]
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MojoThere hasn't been quite enough time yet for them to construct much of a unique sonic indentity. [Aug 2009, p.94]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 29 out of 35
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Mixed: 2 out of 35
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Negative: 4 out of 35
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Jan 15, 2019One of my all time favorite albums. A blast to listen to from beginning to end
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Jun 18, 2013
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Oct 9, 2014