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10.0
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10.0 |
The Irish Times
Kiwi Jr provide the year’s first glimpses into what might have happened if Jonathan Richman & the Lovers, REM, The Kinks and Pavement got it together in a studio with The Strokes
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9.0
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9.0 |
All Music
Excellent songwriting and a surplus of surprising melodic ideas and lyrical wit can't be outshined by the band's deceptively loose approach
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8.1
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8.1 |
Paste Magazine
Spills over with jangling guitars and swagger
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Though Football Money is not without its moments of pessimism, at its core, it's a coming-of-age record about doing what you can with what you have — a bright-lights-big-city story scaled down to Canadian proportions
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8.0
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No Ripcord
Kiwi Jr. injects loads of personality into their crafty, guitar-driven rock. The band brings a vigorous energy to their quirky sentiments as they walk through their surroundings, instilling a comical bent at any opportunity
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8.0
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8.0 |
NOW
Whether it’s the relatable perspective on big city life or just how well it reminds us of beloved music of yore, Football Money is delightful as fuck
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8.0
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PopMatters
A jangly, sugar-coated, charming debut album destined to be cherished by indie pop/rock fans of all stripes
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8.0
115288
8.0 |
Mojo
Football Money is breezy and concise - 10 songs, 28 minutes - but generously ladled with charm. Print edition only
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8.0
115282
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Clash
‘Football Money’ is one of those rare albums that gets better the more you play it as all those wonderful throw-away lines - “Stacking up records and setting it straight...” and “Sold your soul to saxophone Joe...” - get lodged in your head until the next one knocks it out
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7.7
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7.7 |
Pitchfork
With easy hooks, surprise structural twists, and a gift for non-sequiturs, the Canadian quartet’s debut is a vivid portrait of the big-city struggle. Pavement’s influence is impossible to ignore
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7.0
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Northern Transmissions
Not quite an album indebted to flexible working hours and thankfully there’s not a spreadsheet in sight; ‘Football Money’ takes a playful yet sincere look at modern life through the lens of retro-styled slacker rock
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
Right up until its final moments, Football Money continues to please and over the course of just 28 minutes, maybe that’s vital
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