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9.0
133289
9.0 |
musicOMH
Raw, surreal, multilayered tunes that draw inspiration from a time when grunge, shoegaze and electronica intermingled
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9.0
133295
9.0 |
DIY
It truly feels like an awakening
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9.0
133363
9.0 |
Crack
Praise a Lord… is ultimately Yves Tumor’s take on pop – a deliciously compressed offering harnessing their irrepressible energy; 12 infectious tracks that leave you wanting more. They could well spell Bowie’s mass breakthrough
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9.0
133456
9.0 |
Clash
‘Praise…’ feels like a completed maze, a finite and full creation, and cements Tumor as an extraordinary explorer
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8.4
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8.4 |
Paste Magazine
They know their time at the pop pulpit won’t come, and that’s fine—they wouldn’t have the space to disrupt in the way they want to if they had to be watched that intensely
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8.4
133263
8.4 |
Pitchfork
The art-rock auteur’s latest album is a glistening, richly detailed world that feels like a culmination of their ever-escalating talent and ambition
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8.0
133262
8.0 |
The Guardian
Effortlessly twisting and bending myriad genres to their will, the alt-rock superstar has made some of their catchiest and most openly introspective songwriting yet
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8.0
133291
8.0 |
Under The Radar
With its lengthy title and constant metamorphoses, Praise may be the definitive Yves Tumor album. That is, until the next one
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8.0
133265
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album finds emotional power in its varied sonic palettes and searching lyricism
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8.0
133266
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
This is truly vital pop music: nothing more – but what more could you want? – and certainly nothing less
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8.0
133267
8.0 |
Exclaim
Generous helpings of angst and spice on Hot Between Worlds make for a raw listening experience, one which does not offer resolution or understanding, but rather a ding-dong-ditch challenge to psychic fisticuffs in the middle of the street
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8.0
133301
8.0 |
Evening Standard
This artist has the skill and adventurousness to send their songs in any direction
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8.0
133304
8.0 |
No Ripcord
While such a varied smattering of ideas can work against its benefit on occasion — the instrumental Purified by the Fire being an example, which does recall their early output — Tumor hangs everything together with dark and inventive layers of pain that never relent
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8.0
133307
8.0 |
The Skinny
On their latest record, Yves Tumor attempts to rewrite the history of the rock gods we idolise
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8.0
133324
8.0 |
NME
The alt enigma's fifth album delivers a delightful trip into the darkest corners of the mind
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7.7
133261
7.7 |
Northern Transmissions
This artist is unique and their uniqueness is unlikely to let them down in the future
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7.6
133313
7.6 |
Beats Per Minute
It’s somewhat of a transitionary moment. Even if it remains to be seen what destination it leads to, there’s still enough interesting material here to fulfill its destiny
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6.0
133264
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It feels like something of a necessary misstep for an artist whose most exciting work thrives on these kinds of leaps of risk
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5.0
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5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Praise a Lord has its glimpses of the soaring glam rock that made Heaven to a Tortured Mind so enticing, and the production itself is undeniably impressive, but Sean Bowie’s budding rock star potential is sorely missed
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