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			8.0
			130955
			
				8.0 |  
				DIY
			
			
				The album is a defiant expression of darker emotions
				
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			8.0
			130972
			
				8.0 |  
				Dork
			
			
				‘Unwanted’ is the album they have been building up to their entire lives: one perfectly matched for the times and poised to take Pale Waves to new stratospheric levels
				
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			8.0
			130976
			
				8.0 |  
				Kerrang!
			
			
				Sampling the fruits of this new chapter, however, suggests Pale Waves are going to win people over. They’re doing what they love for the good of others and making hugely enjoyable music in the process. You don’t get more real than that
				
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			8.0
			130938
			
				8.0 |  
				The Skinny
			
			
				The Mancunian quartet unapologetically embrace openness and confidence across a catalogue of anthemic pop-punk singalongs
				
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			8.0
			130939
			
				8.0 |  
				Gigwise
			
			
				The best of what Pale Waves have to offer
				
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			8.0
			131002
			
				8.0 |  
				NME
			
			
				The four-piece delve into the past to forge boldly ahead, while expanding their sonic palette and finding fresh ways to speak to their fervent fanbase
				
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			7.0
			130998
			
				7.0 |  
				Clash
			
			
				Unapologetically angsty and beautifully chaotic, Pale Waves have created a safe space for fans with ‘Unwanted’. A place of pride
				
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			6.1
			130990
			
				6.1 |  
				Pitchfork
			
			
				The Manchester band’s catchy, well-executed pop-punk stumbles on generic songwriting and bland ballads
				
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			6.0
			130940
			
				6.0 |  
				The Irish Times
			
			
				You’d have to be a cranky sort not to be half-swayed by songs as punk/pop-friendly as Clean, Jealousy, Reasons to Live, Act My Age, Lies and the (initial) softer edges of The Hard Way
				
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			6.0
			130985
			
				6.0 |  
				The Line Of Best Fit
			
			
				Unwanted has genuine highlights even if it grows boring and repetitive as an album
				
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