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10.0
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Independent on Sunday
With its consistent unity of atmosphere, The Fall is the most cohesive Gorillaz album yet
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8.3
25392
8.3 |
A.V. Club
It’s as eclectic as any Gorillaz record, and nearly as rewarding over repeated listens
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8.0
25458
8.0 |
Clash
It’s a largely electronic affair, but even the abstract instrumental pieces like ‘Aspen Forest’ are beautiful, lulling tunes
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8.0
25277
8.0 |
Evening Standard
The Fall suggests it's wise not to underestimate Damon Albarn's restless creativity
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8.0
20580
8.0 |
NME
This quiet but ambitious record is one of the best he's been associated with
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7.5
20383
7.5 |
The Quietus
The Fall feels like a series of sketches and sound patterns cast carefree into the electronic ether
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
An electronic album that manages to sound intimate
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Its’ experimental nature and unique qualities strengthen the album’s offerings, and is a reason to why it shouldn’t be quite easily dismissed as the band’s ‘side-project’
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The album is a kind of field recording, a digest of sense-impressions
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7.0
20131
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's a wistfully spaced-out, subtly cheeky spin on the Lost In America road epic, Easy Rider via Tron
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7.0
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FasterLouder
Just enough to satisfy fans hungry for new material while whetting their appetite for something more
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6.5
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6.5 |
Beats Per Minute
It is certainly easier to complain about how different The Fall is from anything Gorillaz have released, but core fans will ultimately find a lot to like here
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6.0
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6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
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Slant Magazine
The Fall is a love letter to—and a journey into—the heart of America, where Albarn tries to encapsulate the particulars of each vista as he passes through them
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6.0
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Rave Magazine
Quiet and contemplative, it’s a nice accompaniment to travel whether it’s a morning commute or a plane trip
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6.0
20150
6.0 |
State
It’s sweeping and sophisticated in a way that suggests hours of complex studio manipulation, yet thrown together on tour using a touch-screen device only fractionally more powerful than a high-end mobile phone over the course of just a month
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
A patchy and tangential album on which its author's greatness flickers intermittently rather than shines
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6.0
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6.0 |
BBC
It opens the door to tantalising, exciting possibilities, but it’s also fragmented, distracted and indulgent
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6.0
20441
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
A unique accomplishment that gives incredible insight into the future of modern music
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6.0
20550
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Albarn has been on one hell of a creative run of late and the ideas are there in abundance, even as rough drafts
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6.0
20130
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The record shows Albarn trying out new ideas wherever they may take him. This leads to a lot of filler but also to some beautiful moments that would fit on any of the past three Gorillaz releases
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Scotsman
It's high on electronic whimsy, such as the dreamy Air-a-like Shytown, and soundtrack doodles, but pretty shy on songs
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6.0
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PopMatters
Enough surprises and enough subtleties to make The Fall an absorbing listen
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5.8
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Pitchfork
The Fall is a blur. Whether as an album or as a touring document, it doesn't add up to much of a statement
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5.0
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5.0 |
Under The Radar
Less an album and more a mishmash of interludes
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Independent
It's remarkable how the iconic presence of Bobby Womack imposes a completeness to the extemporised "Bobby in Phoenix", equalled by few of the other tracks
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