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  • Summary: This is the second full-length release from the Finnish electronic rock band.
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  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Mojo
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    This, their literally titled second, is equally arresting [as their debut]. [Apr 2013, p.94]
  2. Uncut
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    12 dark, noisy tracks blessed with unexpected details. [Mar 2013, p.75]
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    A surprisingly easy album to enjoy. [Mar 2013, p.105]
  4. Dec 18, 2013
    70
    K-X-P II is much more than an experiment in tinkering with vintage instruments and influences. The balance of a big, yet primitive sound is ripe for filtering south beyond the confines of the world’s second most northern capital.
  5. Dec 18, 2013
    70
    It's thanks to these big highlights that II becomes a record you walk away from only remembering the best parts, as they largely overshadow all else.
  6. Dec 18, 2013
    60
    It’s not trance, it’s not electro, it’s not quite orchestral--it’s not quite anything. They are a band with good ideas but unsteady appeal.
  7. 50
    The beat pulses seductively on ‘Staring At The Moon’. ‘Flags & Crosses’ sounds like a nasty Bee Gees. But then it all goes a bit wrong.

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