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- Summary: The debut album for the British indie quintet was produced by Paul Epworth.
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- Record Label: A&M
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 5 out of 11
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Mixed: 6 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Q MagazineMar 9, 2011While they never quite manage to better the decayed teen-idol horror-pop of Deerhunter, another band preoccupied with the thin membrane between dreams and nightmares, at their best they keep the listener from Playing I Spy with their influences. [Mar 2011, p.107]
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Feb 17, 2011While flawed, this is still a very worthy record; a majestic realization of the promise shown by Chapel Club over the past two years and one equally suggestive of the what may be to come.
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Feb 17, 2011So they might be inserting themselves into a canon known for its critical consensus, but Palace is still a vital addition to the oeuvre, and richly deserving of the inevitable praise.
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Feb 17, 2011Chapel Club are another retro-indie band apparently eager to re-run the 1980s, albeit in slightly more musically adventurous manner than the likes of White Lies and Interpol.
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Feb 17, 2011The problem is that these two terrific anthems [Surfacing and All the Eastern Girls) overshadow the rest of their debut, which occasionally chugs into the identikit doom rock that has been fashionable in recent years.
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MojoApr 4, 2011The way a latent power blends with an occasionally slightly gauche drama suggests early Radiohead. And, as with Radiohead, it feels like the second album could be the key event, deciding whether these collegiate English sounds can enrapture the wider world. [Mar 2011, p.98]
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UncutFeb 23, 2011It's a stylish dark, literate affair. [Feb 2011, p.94]
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 18, 2011
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