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Bitter taste

1615¬Poor old Sugababes are challenging for our all-time lowest album rating (JLS since you ask). They're on 3.2 so far for their Sweet 7 album¬True¬

Middle of the road

1613¬Moderate reviews so far for the Scottish AOR pop rock singer-songwriter. Into the chart with a 5.8¬True¬

Glad tidings

1603¬A set of mainly very positive early reviews for the 60s-influenced psych-rock / krautrock and blues debut from the first English band signed to Jagjaguwar¬True¬

Sufi so good

1607¬The LA post-hip hop rapper's "hallucinogenic head-nod" album meanders gently into the chart with a batch of strong reviews¬True¬

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Nerve Up

Lonelady

Nerve Up

Debut of 80s-inspired minimal electro pop from Julie Campbell, the singer tipped to be this year's Lady Gaga

Critics average rating

7.4

Label
V2
Release date
22/02/2010
  1. 9.0 |  NME

    Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |  The Skinny

    The scratchy funk guitars on highlight Intuition bring back Devo, and the rest of the album is packed with perfectly pitched outsider pop
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  3. 8.0 |  Q

    Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |  State

    Campbell has forged her own sound in an increasingly uniform world of modern music through repetition and a strict lack of instrumental embellishments. As a result, Nerve Up is refreshing, enigmatic, rabid, nostalgic and something new all at once
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  5. 8.0 |  The Music Fix

    This is a unique and thrilling album. Her sparse instrumentation and vocal style may well have echoes of the past, but these influences fuse together to create something entirely of her own making
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  6. 8.0 |  The Quietus

    At first, driven completely by the past’s short, sharp shocks, it soon leaves behind the shackles of the city in which it was made, and becomes its own perfect, peculiar creature
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  7. 7.7 |  Pitchfork

    When she slashes a pick across her guitar strings, there's no way to avoid using a word like "sharp" and "angular" in describing what emerges
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  8. 7.0 |  music OMH

    There may be one or two moments where Nerve Up lacks focus, but for the most part this is an exciting album from an intriguing talent
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  9. 6.0 |  The Irish Times

    When Nerve Up jangles, it does so with a magnificent panache that will draw you back again and again
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  10. 6.0 |  Uncut

    Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |  Drowned In Sound

    May not share the confidence of Juliet Campbell’s hometown, but it nevertheless stands as a fairly promising debut; and as further credence that Manchester remains a creative hub
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Driving force

1620¬The long-serving Georgia riffmasters are on the verge of making a decent chart showing with their 8th album of Southern rock¬True¬

Mexican waves

1617¬General approval for this concept album about the Mexican-American war from the legendary Irish folkies and equally legendary guitarist¬True¬

Making his mark

1604¬Orcadian folk artist Kris Drever gets a 6.6 rating on his entry into the chart with his second solo album¬True¬

Past masters

1614¬As expected, the compilation from one of the most influential indie rock bands of recent years is into the Compilation & Reissues chart with a big score¬True¬

Wake up call

1611¬First batch of reviews for the London trio's shoegaze debut are very encouraging¬True¬

Early warning

1612¬Just about to make an impact on the chart is the 2nd album of minimal indie pop with jazz & electronica overtones from the Oregon duo¬True¬

Self help

1602¬The erstwhile nu-ravers have grown up, self-released and self-produced their 2nd album, and reviewers are mostly in favour¬True¬