The Nextwave Sessions [EP]
by Bloc Party
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24

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  1. OsianLewis
    Sep 10, 2013
    6
    http://osianlewis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/bloc-party-next-wave-sessions-review.html

    ' A song about inspiring future generations sounds a bit premature for a band who are barely in their thirties. I hope this isn't a hint that this is a hiatus they're not coming back from. 'The Next Wave Sessions EP' is a mediocre showing from a band that are capable of great heights as they have proven    http://osianlewis.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/bloc-party-next-wave-sessions-review.html

    ' A song about inspiring future generations sounds a bit premature for a band who are barely in their thirties. I hope this isn't a hint that this is a hiatus they're not coming back from. 'The Next Wave Sessions EP' is a mediocre showing from a band that are capable of great heights as they have proven many times before. 6/10'    … Expand
  2. Brickfaced
    Dec 3, 2013
    5
    Each of Bloc Party's first three albums has had a triumphant and spectacular change it style. It is not always to the listeners tastes, but that is because each album served to alienate the expectations of the next. The content of these albums however was always fantastic, and within the mood they aimed to create, they did it like few others could. Four, while a solid effort, was somewhatEach of Bloc Party's first three albums has had a triumphant and spectacular change it style. It is not always to the listeners tastes, but that is because each album served to alienate the expectations of the next. The content of these albums however was always fantastic, and within the mood they aimed to create, they did it like few others could. Four, while a solid effort, was somewhat less inspired, instead it seems to be Silent Alarm and A Weekend in the City B-Side material. Don't get me wrong, Bloc Party b-sides have always been great, but the album as a whole sees no peak, or real consistent style. The same can be said for The Nextwave Sessions. The EP is basically a bunch of songs that sound like they could belong on Four. Not because the style is identical, but because it shares Four's characteristic of not really having a style. They don't complement each other, and they don't truly connect with you like their previous effort have. However, even if uneventful, the music is at least consistent. Bloc Party haven't sunk into making complete duds as of yet.… Expand

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. The Independent (UK)
    Aug 19, 2013
    60
    The only failure is the routine indie chugger "Children of the Future".
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  2. Pretty Much Amazing
    Aug 15, 2013
    42
    It’s characterised by the same confused nature that marred much of their last LP--hurtling from one style to the other but mostly falling short of what they’ve previously achieved.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Aug 15, 2013
    50
    Eight years after their debut, this is still the sound of an adolescent band that, despite its persistence in tackling adult topics, hasn't yet found a way of approaching them in an adult manner.
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