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8.0
4624
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
4625
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
4631
8.0 |
The Times
Like most double albums, it should have been a single, but, given that 20 songwriters are involved, there’s a convivial coherence here that’s hard to fake
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8.0
6609
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
...with Johnny Marr and Jeff Tweedy co-writing opening track Too Blue and Marr, O’Brien and the Finns co-composing the aforementioned Learn To Crawl. Musically and ethically, there’s plenty to impress here
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6.7
4632
6.7 |
Pitchfork
More than even the surprising vocal turns, that sense of give-and-take between the musicians makes The Sun Came Out more than just a collection of cast-offs for charity. It could be a real band here, albeit one that needs an editor.
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6.0
5651
6.0 |
PopMatters
Despite the fact that the compilation’s a bit too long, it’s obvious these musicians are in supremely confident form and having a ball playing together
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6.0
4626
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
4627
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Over the course of a double album the quality inevitably fluctuates but The Sun Came Out does boast some beautiful low-key moments
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6.0
4628
6.0 |
The Sunday Times
Yes, it would have been better as a single album, but if you can’t stretch out for charity, when can you?
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6.0
4629
6.0 |
Daily Telegraph
If you are an admirer of classic, melodic, lyrically poetic, slightly left field post-Beatles songwriting, then there is at least an album’s worth of real gems to be uncovered here. And it’s all for a good cause
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6.0
4630
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Little to be gained from pointing out that most of these acts have made better records and no point whatsoever in concluding that these performers do bittersweet better than the sunshine pop on show here
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