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9.0
4674
9.0 |
The Quietus
A sparkling showcase for a young band of fathomless appetites, considered discernment, and noisy allure. In a more just world than this, their takeoff would be assured
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8.6
7327
8.6 |
The Line Of Best Fit
...if this album is about anything it’s about the folly of youth and the ambition that characterises it
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8.0
4673
8.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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8.0
4665
8.0 |
Clash
Greater than the sum of its parts. In fact, it's one of the best Scottish debuts for years.
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8.0
4667
8.0 |
musicOMH
While its emotions are often very raw and its lyrical disclosures seem uncomfortably close to the bone, the album always feels more exciting than it does lugubrious. These Four Walls is rousing, pop-like in its immediacy and pretty damn enjoyable. We should welcome such brave Scottish hearts
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8.0
4669
8.0 |
Scotland on Sunday
A young rock band with their heads-down-no-nonsense-boogie making a sublime racket
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7.0
4670
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A rhythmically driven powerhouse of a debut, laden with cleverly-disguised pop melodies, fleeting post-punk (is this term now devoid of any real meaning?) nods and bombastic drumming
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7.0
4671
7.0 |
NME
Wears the robes of the serious contender. Sure, this isn’t going to frighten the rabbits just yet, but they do occupy a beguiling space between playful celtic reverie and the pits of drone-rock hell
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6.7
4675
6.7 |
Pitchfork
We Were Promised Jetpacks were built for speed. And thanks to the taut grooves of a tight rhythm section, they sound better the faster they play. They don't have the lyrical complexity of the bands that they will be compared to (from a young U2 to the aforementioned Frightened Rabbit), but they do have the energy and that's a promising place to start
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6.0
4676
6.0 |
PopMatters
You don’t doubt the sincerity, but it sometimes seems a bit too earnest, a bit hard to swallow, for these ears at least... Still, a promising debut, and I’ll bet they’re ace live
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6.0
4672
6.0 |
The List
A particularly strong debut album. Singer Adam Thompson strikes a note of sullen seriousness in his vocal, while the songs are powerfully propelled by frantic guitars and a pounding rhythm section
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6.0
4668
6.0 |
The Scotsman
It's mostly music for serious young men by serious young men, but the Talking Heads-style guitars of Moving Clocks Run Slow and the xylophone and brass-tinted build of Keep Warm catch the ear
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6.0
4666
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Accented vocals add authenticity, proving that WWPJ aren’t simply content to emulate their American idols
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