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Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Apr 15, 2014
    90
    Minimum Rock N Roll is a dynamic and vibrant good-time screed; it's not anti-consumption but it is out to have people consume discerningly.
  2. May 7, 2014
    80
    Chain & The Gang are a band riven with appetites and desires--and, boy, do they let you know that--but on this record they vaunt a particular kind of self-discipline, and choices made with great care. Austerity can be hot.
  3. The Wire
    Apr 16, 2014
    70
    Minimal Rock N Roll is at its best when hinting at former glories. [Apr 2014, p.63]
  4. Apr 14, 2014
    70
    Minimum Rock N Roll is spare but solid, and offers some real rock & roll kicks along with a dash of radical food for thought, something in short supply on the indie scene in this day and age.
  5. Apr 14, 2014
    70
    The entire album takes a couple of listens to fully digest – the immediacy of Minimum Rock N Roll entirely depends on your level of excitement about this peculiar type of post-punk.
  6. 70
    For all its high-mindedness, it’s garage-rock primalism is just as easily enjoyed with your brain switched off. Perhaps that’s the point.
  7. 65
    It’s not as thrilling or elemental as his earlier work, but Minimum Rock N Roll is a hell of a lot of fun.
  8. Q Magazine
    May 20, 2014
    60
    A true one-off, you're either a believer or you're not. [Jun 2014, p.106]
  9. Uncut
    Apr 14, 2014
    60
    Those who adored The Make-Up may find the skeletal drum machine thunk of "Stuck In A Box" a little demo quality. But Svenonius' charisma is unflagging, and his commitment to the theme can thrill. [May 2014, p.71]

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