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Bang Goes The Knighthood

The Divine Comedy

Bang Goes The Knighthood

Tenth album from the Northern Irish chamber pop band fronted by Neil Hannon

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7.3

Label
Divine Comedy
UK Release date
31/05/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Doesn't quite pack the punch of the old days, but there's still plenty here to enjoy
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    Hannon's standard combination of affection and affectation as music hall meets social commentary. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    The third album since the Divine Comedy’s expectation-defying Regeneration and 10th in total, arouses the suspicion that the Derry native is operating within his comfort zone
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  5. 8.0 |   The Independent

    An album on which the cast of familiar Divine Comedy characters are targeted with his usual precision and urbanity
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  6. 8.0 |   The Times

    His pop-star years may be behind him, but if that hastens the transition to national treasure, then so much the better
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  7. 8.0 |   The Sunday Times

    A collection worthy of Randy Newman at his best
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  8. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Always misfits during their Chris Evans-approved chart heyday, the Divine Comedy are proving that their value has far outlasted that
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  9. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Neil Hannon has managed to surprise us again with the best Divine Comedy album in over a decade. Pop music lovers of the world rejoice
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  10. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    His days of creating spectacular extravaganzas may be well behind him, but the more modest ambitions on display here are nearly as enjoyable to hear
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  11. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    At 10 albums in, too, there’s little to worry about for the Divine Comedy for the future—and that Knighthood might still be in the cards
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  12. 7.0 |   Culture Deluxe

    Whereas other DC albums such as Absent Friends and Regeneration are great from first to last track, Bang Goes the Knighthood is almost a great album, but still very much worth a listen
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  13. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There is much here to like on this album, but the over abundance of whimsy would I imagine alienate some listeners, and as a whole is no real improvement over his last effort
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  14. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    A series of songs ping ponging, in Coward’s tradition, between cheapness and potency
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  15. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    He's defined by his role as a Wildean wit, but his best work comes in his Songs of Loves, not his National Expresses
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