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8.0
16129
8.0 |
BBC
A welcome return...let’s hope they stick around for a bit longer this time.
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8.0
16352
8.0 |
The Scotsman
The Vaselines still make pop music that is proud to be bratty and throwaway
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8.0
16356
8.0 |
The List
The Vaselines now have the range to back up their attitude
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8.0
16358
8.0 |
The Skinny
Recognisably the same band yet far fresher than might have been expected
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8.0
16464
8.0 |
The Scotsman
[Kurt Cobain] would be equally enamoured with their long-awaited second album
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8.0
16502
8.0 |
The Quietus
They've given us one more album that's sure to stand the test of time
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8.0
16694
8.0 |
Culture Deluxe
The difference between the band now and their early material is staggering
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7.0
16941
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A reassertion of who the band are and what they’re good at doing rather than a revolutionary musical statement
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7.0
16623
7.0 |
Blurt
Nice to see talented young upstarts like The Vivian Girls and Best Coast taking notes, but I prefer the real thing. Welcome back!
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7.0
16453
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There are a few tracks on Sex With an X that are actually kind of sexy
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7.0
16353
7.0 |
Spin
Songwriters Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee remain the Ramones of sunbeam, patty-cake pop
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7.0
16354
7.0 |
The Fly
While there are fewer hooks and less of the tongue-in-cheek smut of ‘Dum Dum’, there’s appeal in the older and wiser Vaselines. A fine return
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6.9
16455
6.9 |
Pitchfork
They've got their formula, and they're sticking to it, whether or not it's got anything more to yield
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6.7
19031
6.7 |
A.V. Club
The Vaselines have upset a bit of the precarious balance between innocence and titillation that made their songs so striking the first time around
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6.0
19584
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
They may still be using the same chords, but cheeky smut and sexual euphemisms have always proven to be pretty limitless resources
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6.0
16905
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Sex with an X is a clear case of The Vaselines boldly going where they have gone before — most of the record more than stands up to many of the nuggets in their tiny back catalog
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6.0
16351
6.0 |
musicOMH
With much to enjoy on this collection that has preceded their goodbye it would be music's loss if this were to once again genuinely signal the end of this quirky, characterful band
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6.0
16383
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
16422
6.0 |
NME
Despite the band’s semi-mythical status, the tracks are basically centred on the same riff, and after an initial giggle it does get boring
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6.0
16938
6.0 |
PopMatters
A somewhat uneven effort
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4.0
16374
4.0 |
Q
A disappointing return. Print edition only
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4.0
16922
4.0 |
State
Although it’s a nice, likeable little record, there’s nothing new here. It’s just a little stale and underwhelming
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