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MagnetJun 1, 2016A great, if subtle, step forward. [No. 131, p.55]
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May 16, 2016They haven't changed their sound, more developed it. They've kept the rawness, the pop songwriting and uncompromising attitude but pushed it sonically further than many would have ever expected them to.
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May 11, 2016Eagulls have not just expanded their sonic palette, they also explore far weightier questions about life through their lyrics. As a result, the record instantly comes across as a more advanced and mature proposition compared to its predecessor, which was more interested in instant thrills.
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May 11, 2016There is undoubtedly more beauty in Ullages, but darkness always seems to linger in the background.
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May 10, 2016Their debut documented pure, unrelenting struggle. Ullages finds a way out. Mitchell remains a captivating frontman, but he’s an entirely different blend to the one we knew before.
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Under The RadarMay 9, 2016Eagulls have found beauty in the bleakness on their second outing, and crafted a record that spans an emotional spectrum much wider than ever before. [May - Jun 2016, p.92]
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May 9, 2016There's still a level of discontent that quietly rumbles along beneath the bass, but every cloud has a silver lining and it seems that Eagulls might have found theirs.
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May 9, 2016While perhaps not as immediate or instantly accessible as Eagulls, it represents a marked progression for a band seemingly intent on developing themselves at every possible juncture.
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May 6, 2016Both blissful and bloody-minded, Ullages is raincoat-clad gift from goth heaven.
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MojoMay 4, 2016Their early temper now lurks beneath, as chiming post-punk atmos channels affecting, emotional jabs. [Jun 2016, p.97]
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May 12, 2016Without the raw energy of their first record, at first listen, Ullages was certainly a surprise. At first listen, it may sound weak, empty, a little too delicate. But after a couple more spins, the songs had begin to reveal their strengths. Moreover, they show that the still-new band is willing to try new things.
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Aug 17, 2016It doesn’t sound as fresh and exciting as the debut, but the changes made work for the most part and continue to demonstrate the band’s potential to be a prominent feature in British indie for years to come.
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Jun 22, 2016In substituting the ferocity of their debut for positivity, Eagulls have constructed a very good record that is arguably better than their well-received debut.
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May 10, 2016Eagulls are also gloomier, swapping the punk-rock call-and-response style of their debut for a more reflective kind of musical angst. But Ullages's best tracks are the most energetic.
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UncutMay 4, 2016If it's a little in thrall to its influences, it's not an altogether bad way. [Jun 2016, p.73]
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May 4, 2016This second album has the same sickening impact: 11 cold and merciless slashes of amorphous goth-pop that dish out sparse high-wire melodies, as on Harpstrings, Blume and the violent waltz of Velvet, like glimpses of sunlight to a basement gimp.
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May 23, 2016Ullages opens up a greater sense of space for Eagulls to soar, but can feel more distant and isolating as a result.