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Nov 25, 2014It's both primal and audacious, raw and approachable, unnerving and at times comforting. Most of all, though, it tackles the relationship turmoil in a brilliantly inventive and thrilling fashion.
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The WireDec 16, 2014The prevalent mood is restless and defiant, with the vulnerability found on earlier albums swept along by a sense that this time they're both lovers and fighters. [Dec 2014, p.57]
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UncutDec 4, 2014Rhythm is even more thrilling than the latter's recent Nikki Nack. [Jan 2015, p.78]
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MojoNov 19, 2014Rhythm takes Mahalia Jackson into orbit. [Dec 2014, p.98]
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Q MagazineNov 13, 2014It's a thrilling listen. [Dec 2014, p.119]
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Nov 4, 2014The rare misstep aside ("Mind Blues" churns along restlessly to little obvious resolution), the extremely aptly titled Rhythm must belong amongst the year's more impressive releases.
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Nov 4, 2014Mysterious and riveting, Rhythm is one of the most stunning distillations of Wildbirds & Peacedrums' powers yet.
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Nov 4, 2014It won’t be for the faint-hearted, but if the primal throb of Neneh Cherry’s ‘Blank Project’ ensnared you in the early months of 2014--and it’s hard to imagine how it wouldn’t have--then there is similar pleasure to be found in the utterly absorbing company of Rhythm.
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Nov 4, 2014This duo is an increasingly masterful unit. Even with just voice and drums, it would appear that the possibilities are endless.
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Nov 4, 2014The format can run the risk of feeling one-dimensional, and the repetitive Mind Blues is more jarring than thrilling, but The Offbeat and Everything All the Time are giant, funky, instantly catchy collisions of voice and rhythm that will no doubt gain even more physical heft when they play them live.
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Nov 11, 2014Rhythm is a collection of great ideas, improperly organised and occasionally poorly executed.