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9.0
22718
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Outside gloats at its critics and maturely turns its head away from the calypso pop acts that stole the limelight. It’s a triumph to behold
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7.5
20363
7.5 |
Prefix
This record shows that Tapes 'n Tapes is a tight and distinct rock band, one that can write compelling songs and deliver them with an immediate punch
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7.0
20374
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Sure, there are throwaway tracks here and there but the bits where Outside either returns to original Tapes ’n Tapes form or goes somewhere new are plentiful and nourishing
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7.0
20295
7.0 |
Under The Radar
A record that captures their visceral live energy
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7.0
20343
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A solid third album and a return to form of sorts from a band clearly in the midst of a big transition
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7.0
22168
7.0 |
Blurt
These guys know their way around a pop hook and you'll find no shortage of those hooks here
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7.0
22053
7.0 |
musicOMH
A welcome return to form for one of alt-indie's more distinct outfits
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7.0
22583
7.0 |
NME
Their songs rarely go chorus-verse-chorus, they just mushroom unpredictably outwards. Print edition only
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6.8
20640
6.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Outside, with its handful of pretty fantastic tracks, shows positive signs that this band may not be the victim of early success that it once seemed destined to be
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6.0
22257
6.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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6.0
22312
6.0 |
AU Review
Four years ago they were saviours, now they’re just a band. Nothing wrong with that
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6.0
20340
6.0 |
No Ripcord
This here is a new, impromptu version of Tapes n’ Tapes. Instead of evoking whim and mischief, Outside is borne out of a different mentality
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6.0
20235
6.0 |
Eye Weekly
The party is tempered by inconsistent songwriting and a curious lack of personality—two flaws that downgrade Outside from a potential winter classic to a lukewarm flavour of the month
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6.0
22122
6.0 |
The Fly
Isn’t as thrilling as it ought to be
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5.8
20422
5.8 |
A.V. Club
Outside takes a long time to get where it’s going, and doesn’t offer enough of interest along the way
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5.5
20381
5.5 |
Pitchfork
It sounds stiff and sapped of fun
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5.0
20382
5.0 |
PopMatters
Despite its polish and mood swings, Outside confirms the fear that Tapes ‘n Tapes just aren’t that exciting anymore
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5.0
20117
5.0 |
Spin
There's a pervasive lack of hooks, not to mention an eerie sense of anonymity
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5.0
20350
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
Tapes 'n Tapes wouldn't be content as a glorified indie-rock cover band, but what Outside lacks is a sense of what they would want to be instead
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4.0
21205
4.0 |
Bowlegs
The record seems to display little personality of its own
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4.0
22333
4.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An all too inessential album to justify its creator’s desires to clamber back into indie’s major leagues
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