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  • Summary: The debut full-length release from the British indie pop trio was produced by Luke Smith [Ed Macfarlane of Friendly Fires produced "Tonight"].
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Feb 25, 2013
    80
    It’s a beautifully produced album with a consistent sound which they can finally call shot gun on.
  2. 75
    This is a hugely charismatic debut that, above everything else, is just very good fun.
  3. Apr 2, 2013
    70
    This is a fun album, and one crafted with such impressive care and attention that even a few hardcore rockist musos might not be able to keep from being carried away.
  4. Feb 22, 2013
    60
    In a record where there are a minor derivations on a tried and tested formula, 'Still Life' is a major curveball; a high-risk almost jazz-like number that's almost ruined by the strange whizzing noise that could easily be a kazoo teasing its wares throughout.
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 12, 2013
    60
    Their gentle, dreamy glide sounds like Foals without the hubbud. [Apr 2013, p.111]
  6. Feb 22, 2013
    60
    You want the mix to jump and pound and excite. But it doesn’t, and the choruses feel hung out to dry. This makes for a frustrating listen, because the talent is there – damn, even the songs are there.
  7. 30
    Mostly, what their reliance on groove rather than tune adds up to is dirge.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Nov 30, 2013
    7
    Good chilled out nicely produced album for fans of friendly fires and foals. gets a bit long and repetitive at times but often sees momentsGood chilled out nicely produced album for fans of friendly fires and foals. gets a bit long and repetitive at times but often sees moments like the strokes or empire of the sun. Expand