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Fire Like This

Blood Red Shoes

Fire Like This

Second album of hard-riffing indie rock from Brighton guitar and drum duo Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter

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6.7

Label
V2 / Co-op
UK Release date
01/03/2010
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  1. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    In the past, there’s been an unfortunate tendency to take songs a chorus too far, but that doesn’t appear to be an issue any more. This is one of a few imperfections Blood Red Shoes have managed to overcome with their second album
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  2. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Fire Like This might not push musical boundaries but it is a definite step forward for Blood Red Shoes, with the somewhat frantic nature of their debut effort replaced by a growing confidence and maturity as musicians
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Overall the album is a reassertion that when it comes to hard-pumping guitar’n’drums duos it’s unjust that Steve and Laura-Mary are billed below the likes of The Kills on the big festival bill
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    Taught and lean, bold and mean, Blood Red Shoes are fighting fit
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  6. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Although the Brighton combo have hardly thrown the Box Of Secrets blueprint out the window, Fire Like This is the meaty step forward we were hoping for.
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  7. 7.4 |   Pitchfork

    In its best moments, Fire Like This strikes a balance between heartfelt and heavy
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  8. 7.0 |   Click Music

    Possesses all the energy of before while the production is more fitting, at once more able to bludgeon at full force and also step back and let songs breathe when necessary
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  9. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There are many admirable qualities to the record, but despite the highlights there is a tendency to go full tilt on certain tracks which lead to them becoming indistinguishable and irrelevant in the context of the album
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  10. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Even with the repetition and PG punk rating, Fire Like This is still a well-varnished and energized album
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

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  12. 4.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  13. 4.0 |   musicOMH

    ...the lack of anything very much in the way of originality or development thus far in their recorded material does not bode too positively for their future
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  14. 4.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Pack their songs with a lot of easy phrases that sound defiant, angsty, and introspective on a cursory listen, but are actually fairly trite and meaningless
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