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8.0
15645
8.0 |
Subba Cultcha
Think Dinosaur Jr, mid nineties Billy Corgan, and, well, most of the angsty fuzz merchants from the decade of flannel shirts and generation Y, thrown into a blender with a hefty dose of tortured Americana and freewheeling psychedelia
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8.0
16730
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Dead Confederate have possibly made the best record out of all their contemporaries this year
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7.0
16206
7.0 |
The Quietus
Sugar is a more streamlined affair that's on intimate terms with the concept of a melody while gleefully stamping on a myriad of effects pedals
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7.0
15646
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Overall, Sugar is oozing potential. Dead Confederate’s songs show a greater composure and a maturity that cannot be overstated
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7.0
15670
7.0 |
The Fly
Dead Confederate may just be the band to wake grunge from its slumber - on the evidence of ‘Sugar’, we’ll welcome it with open arms
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6.0
15678
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
15716
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
A decent enough effort but, although a step up from their debut, the almost unrelenting misery becomes tiresome
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6.0
15765
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
15643
6.0 |
The Guardian
When the effects pedals prove too much, sublime standout Run from the Gun offers a different flavour in skewed, La's-esque minimalist pop.
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6.0
15877
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
16208
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
This sophomore album is a perfectly decent alt-rock record, but it importantly lacks both individuality and ingenuity and that’s the sad truth
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5.0
16287
5.0 |
Prefix
At no point does the whole cohere into something that rises above tribute
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4.9
15644
4.9 |
Pitchfork
Sugar is neither exciting nor egregious, neither good nor bad. It's just another rock record
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4.0
16204
4.0 |
PopMatters
There’s just enough good material here to believe that the problems with the record represent a temporary misstep
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3.0
15770
3.0 |
No Ripcord
Middle of the road alternative rock music with seemingly little depth and a whole lot of cliches
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