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10.0
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Scotland on Sunday
The official soundtrack to the summer
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9.0
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Rave Magazine
If the idea of a slightly more ethereal take on harmony-stacked wonders like Grand Prix and Howdy! sounds appealing, Shadows is a comeback album worth celebrating
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8.0
12492
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Mojo
Two decades on from their naive origins... once again Teenage Fanclub make the reiteration of traditional values feel radical. Print edition only
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8.0
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Uncut
Full of drowsy sweetness and mellow doubt: the sound of a great group ageing gracefully
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8.0
12593
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Q
Flowing harmonies, an easy way with a tune and a certain aching lyrical wistfulness. Print edition only
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8.0
12772
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The Independent
This latest collection has a quiet, undemonstrative beauty that will please fans but probably not win them new ones, despite the charm of songs
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8.0
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The Observer
An alchemy exists within the band allowing them to find something newly life-affirming in the most well-worn elements of their Byrds-indebted sound
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8.0
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The Digital Fix
Its songs, gloriously pieced together as always by irresistible harmonies and deft guitar methodology are a wonder
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8.0
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Drowned In Sound
An enticingly fulfilling album, to the point of being a surprise contender as one of 2010's finest
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8.0
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Independent on Sunday
If you played it 10 times in a row, you'd love it almost as much as Bandwagonesque. In 2010, you can't really ask them for much more than that
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8.0
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Clash
It’s the chiming guitars and angelic harmonies that truly revitalise the soul
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8.0
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Blurt
With Shadows, the abundance of skill in the songwriters' collaboration is unmatched in the modern pop songbook. Entering a third decade, it's clear that there's too much good here to ever move on. Let's hope that's the way it really is
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8.0
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PopMatters
Shadows offers plenty of melody and hooks up front, but also demands to be played again and again, revealing something new to like just about every time
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8.0
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The Quietus
While Shadows is light on revelation, its strength lies in its re-assurance and, like being rocked to sleep in the arms of your loved one, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that
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8.0
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Under The Radar
Simply put, Shadows is probably Teenage Fanclub's best record to date
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7.4
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Pitchfork
They're happy enough to kick around three or four chords, looking for new spins on the same songs they've been banging out since their grunge-era classic Bandwagonesque
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7.2
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Beats Per Minute
On Shadows, risks aren’t taken, the songs almost uniformly go nowhere, and the energy of the Fanclub’s classic Bandwagonesque is almost nowhere to be found. Nonetheless, no track on the album dips below listenable
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7.0
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FasterLouder
Shadows may sound quintessentially like Teenage Fanclub, but overall it lacks the longevity of many of their previous releases
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7.0
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Spin
Shadows opens with "Sometimes I Don't Need to Believe in Anything," and it's the most unjaded paean to world-weariness that you'll ever hear
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7.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
If you like Teenage Fanclub then there is nothing here you will not be familiar with. It’s more of the same, but when that sameness is so very good, maybe its not such a bad thing
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7.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Lacking the hooks and spirit of subversion that framed most of their previous efforts, the songs of Shadows require patience and understanding to reveal oft-hidden strength of voice within
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7.0
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NME
There's little denying they're still worthy of the reverence they effortlessly garner.
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6.0
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The Irish Times
Shadows is a thoroughly pleasurable listening experience from start to finish, if – perhaps somewhat ironically – lacking in contrasting shades
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6.0
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The List
Shadows is the sound of a band settling into cosy middle age, undoubtedly accomplished and pure of heart, but a tad underwhelming given their previous heights
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6.0
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The Skinny
It’s amiable and pleasant, but there was a time when a new album from The Bellshill Beach Boys promised so much more
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6.0
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The Sunday Times
This fortysomething Teenage Fanclub can still engage, but they expect you to make the first move
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6.0
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The Guardian
The Fanclub sound as if they could do this in their sleep, but their ability to deliver a quiet kind of joy is
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6.0
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Evening Standard
For better or worse, Shadows is the sound of four middle-aged men making music for its own enjoymen
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6.0
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Eye Weekly
They still have a knack for producing dreamily majestic melodies out of the most modest of circumstances
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6.0
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The Scotsman
Not essential, but still warmly recommended
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4.0
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Consequence Of Sound
Teenage Fanclub’s overuse of the same tempo, tones, instrumentation, and vocal style really suck any enjoyment out of listening to Shadows
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