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- Summary: This is the debut full-length studio release for the Scottish synth-pop trio.
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- Record Label: Glass Note
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Punk/New Wave, Synth Pop
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You had better run from me With everything you own ‘Cause I am gonna come for you With all that I have I am gonna break you down To tiny, tiny... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 39
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Mixed: 7 out of 39
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Negative: 0 out of 39
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Sep 24, 2013She, Doherty, and multi-instrumentalist Iain Cook have crafted one of the year’s best albums, which means that buzz won’t be dying down any time soon.
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Alternative PressSep 12, 2013Even more devastation stems fro Iain Cook and Martin Doherty's sophisticated and catchy layers of synthesizers and vocal loops. [Oct 2013, p.82]
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Sep 23, 2013CHVRCHES have constructed a debut record that will not lose its luster with each successive spin, and proven that they have the substance to remain aloft as their cosmic kin come crashing down to Earth.
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Sep 18, 2013There’s no denying that the band has released a fully coherent statement.
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Entertainment WeeklySep 27, 2013While their debut doesn't always maintain those kinds of highs [as singles Recover or Lies], it still provides plenty of charmingly straightforward indie-disco pleasures. [4 Oct 2013, p.64]
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Sep 24, 2013The songs here are cohesive but never awkwardly uniform.
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Sep 27, 2013It’s merely average, one likely to fade into memory once the buzz dies down and the fire goes out.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 16 out of 20
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Mixed: 3 out of 20
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Negative: 1 out of 20
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