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Blue Lights On The Runway

Bell X1

Blue Lights On The Runway

Fourth album of melodic pop/rock from the Irish trio

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6.1

Label
BellyUp / Yep Roc)
UK Release date
02/03/2009
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  1. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    Constantly expansive, always opening into a world of synth and guitar, often creating the sound Coldplay attempted on Viva la Vida.
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  2. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Is the album an endpoint, or merely another step towards perfecting their modern-but-gentle sound? If the latter, then it is certainly a rung in the right direction.
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  3. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Their fourth album is full of sweet, cushy melodies surrounded by well-arranged electronic textures…
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  4. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Moments of real melodic beauty, but they’re often marred by the lyrics, which are intended as endearing but often register as clumsy and mawkish.
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  5. 5.0 |   musicOMH

    Some fairly memorable tracks that would likely do well both as singles and to soundtrack that next big teen love scene.
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