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8.5
135488
8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
For a band that seemed to be long past the point of having anything fresh to say, Sit Down for Dinner feels like a rebirth that’ll leave longtime fans and newcomers alike desperate to see where they go from here
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8.2
135459
8.2 |
Northern Transmissions
Blonde Redhead’s Sit Down For Dinner is a triumph
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8.0
135402
8.0 |
XS Noize
Varnished in opulent veneers of dream-pop, Sit Down For Dinner creates a milieu of warm richness, drenched in complex emotions
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8.0
135396
8.0 |
Exclaim
Feels like a homecoming nine years in the making
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8.0
135397
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Alternately dreamily anxious and immaculately groovy it marks the stunning apex of an intensely satisfying record. Just don’t forget that what comes next will be different again
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8.0
135398
8.0 |
All Music
Arriving nearly a decade after Barragán and 30 years after they formed, it's a return to be savored
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8.0
135399
8.0 |
Uncut
An album from a band that still sound truly individual. Print edition only
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8.0
135400
8.0 |
Mojo
The themes - anxiety, longing and dislocation - are familiar, but here Blonde redhead address their potent heartaches with renewed grace and strength. Print edition only
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7.6
135607
7.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
I doubt anyone will be in a hurry to file this as either the weakest or the strongest Blonde Redhead record, but it might just be the most traditionally pleasant experience they've put their name to
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7.5
135401
7.5 |
Pitchfork
On their first album in nearly a decade, and following a wave of viral resurgence, the NYC avant-rock vets return with their warmest, most welcoming music yet
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7.5
135451
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Doesn’t quite capture the magic and sonically bright tunefulness from the previously mentioned albums, but it has enough of the genuine Blonde Redhead brilliance, especially those parts with Makino’s lush voice, to make it a worthwhile listening investment
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7.2
135478
7.2 |
Beats Per Minute
Less sleepy than Penny Sparkle but also less vibrant and consistent than 23, it’s the work of a band that took a breather, and came back reassured in who they are. They’re inviting us back in — to their table, no less — and proving that they still deserve our company, and we still ought to seek theirs
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