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10.0
14923
10.0 |
Subba Cultcha
Cherry Ghost continue to tell ugly truths beautifully combining the beauty of Elbow with the intensity of The National. Like any craftsman worth their salt they take their time to produce the goods but it is always well worth the wait
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8.5
14100
8.5 |
BBC
Although the word classic is heavily overused in reviews, there is a true class to these stately, story-boarded song
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8.0
14105
8.0 |
Q
Beautiful songs about real life, sometimes too understated for their own good. Print edition only
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8.0
14112
8.0 |
The Fly
For those of you with patience, this is an enrapturing listen
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8.0
14168
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Clever, intriguing and just plain gorgeous Beneath The Burning Shoreline will no doubt top a few critic's "Best of '10" lists and rightly so. Cherry Ghost are on fire
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8.0
14260
8.0 |
The Quietus
The album's most immediate moment, 'Black Fang' is stompingly cheery and neatly odds with the prevailing heavy heart. Curious to note that 'Black Fang' sits 10 songs into this impressive collection
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8.0
14401
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Blue Nile fans, solitary and yearning as is their lot, should pay attention
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8.0
14486
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
An album that will feature heavily in the soundtrack to listener's lives
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8.0
14671
8.0 |
The Skinny
Juxtaposing unpleasant subject matter against beautiful orchestration has always been Cherry Ghost’s stock-in-trade
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8.0
14985
8.0 |
Uncut
Impressively balances ambition and beauty. Print edition only
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8.0
14131
8.0 |
musicOMH
The leap in quality is astounding - although there was nothing much wrong with Thirst For Romance, the change in direction has done Cherry Ghost a power of good
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8.0
14087
8.0 |
The Independent
With songwriter Simon Aldred maturing at an alarming rate, Beneath This Burning Shoreline suggests the Bolton combo may be the Tindersticks of their era
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8.0
14922
8.0 |
The Guardian
Cherry Ghost are good at purveying glimpses of seedy lives and exceptionally good arrangers of strings, guitar and thrumming synths into gorgeous symphonic pop
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7.0
14136
7.0 |
The Observer
Their Ghostly world is a beguiling place, ranging from dark country ballads to tinges of krautrock
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7.0
15241
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A blend of melancholic regret and euphoria, smoothly recorded but with hints of quirky experimentation
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7.0
14773
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
If the kinship of Manchester Bands is hardly anything new, there's an irony in a Doves producer helping to make Cherry Ghosts sound more like Elbow
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6.0
14117
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The sweeping melody of Kissing Strangers and existential angst of My God Betrays are haunting highlights
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6.0
14104
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
14948
6.0 |
Beats Per Minute
Aldred has a knack for pretty melodies, as well as imagery, but the resulting songs would be served better if they were dialed back a bit
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