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8.5
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The Quietus
This is what we suspect Mark Ronson's records sound like in his head
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8.3
21290
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The Go! Team still has spirit, yes it does, and with Rolling Blackouts, it’s given fans of ecstatic pop one more thing to cheer about
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8.0
21211
8.0 |
Clash
Unlike anything else
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8.0
21266
8.0 |
AU Review
Full of the infectious hip-hop-infused pop that wowed on their debut
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8.0
21311
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Aiming for a schizoid sound, sandwiching lush soundtracks with lo-fi recordings
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8.0
20164
8.0 |
The Skinny
The chaotic promise of earlier releases is back in spades; the Blaxploitation samples, the scuzzy guitar, the lo-fi ethic
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8.0
20207
8.0 |
Q
A thunderous, sample-heavy but always focused racket. Print edition only
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8.0
20309
8.0 |
Uncut
It's a rare skill to be able to craft music this relentlessly upbeat without it ever becoming corny or cloying, Print edition only
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8.0
21031
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Eye Weekly
No matter what they’re doing stylistically, they’re serious players
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8.0
21097
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The Fly
Will make you believe every day is bathed in sunshine
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8.0
21103
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Drowned In Sound
Canons itself into the consciousness and isn’t in any hurry to get out again
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8.0
21152
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Evening Standard
Vibrant party music, destined for action-packed TV sports montages, but it feels triumphant in commuting headphones too
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8.0
21186
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The Observer
This is unfailingly ebullient, at odds with anything else out there, and guests such as Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino keep things fresh
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8.0
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Independent on Sunday
A retro-modern mash-up of Northern Soul and old-skool hip-hop
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
Parton proves much more willing to change up the script. His cut-and-paste aesthetic is still very much in effect; he just uses it to assemble more varied and satisfying songs
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7.0
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PopMatters
The constant touring grind has created quite a powerful band out of his pet project, one that should be able to keep cranking out this unique sound for years to come
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7.0
21523
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Consequence Of Sound
A snapshot of a band both honing their skills and creating a fun piece of music
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7.0
21234
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The Go! Team certainly have a talent for getting you up and dancing against your own free-will and with Rolling Blackouts they’ve successfully done it again
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7.0
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DIY
If you're in a good mood this summer and want a few party anthems, there's nowhere better to look than 'Rolling Blackouts'
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7.0
20159
7.0 |
Spin
Bedazzle Gen-X childhood touchstones - think the A-Team theme and proto-rap - with crackling guitars and giddy lo-fi orchestration
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7.0
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7.0 |
Bowlegs
Rolling Blackouts is yet another power-skip through the park, grinning from ear to ear
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7.0
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Rave Magazine
A reminder that Go! Team are happy to stick to a proven formula rather than risk expanding their creative palette
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
The album offers nothing startlingly new or daring – but why should the band mess with a formula that works so well for them?
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
There’s often a nagging sense that the group’s maximalist, magpie tendencies are amplified to compensate for the lack of strong, unique idea
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6.0
20179
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Mojo
Swirling swooning, belting indie really saves the day. Print edition only
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6.0
21157
6.0 |
musicOMH
It's such a frustratingly safe effort it's hard not to criticize them
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6.0
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6.0 |
BBC
It’s like a child who’s recently learned one song: cute the first few times, but even the most lovable things eventually get tiresome
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6.0
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6.0 |
Slant Magazine
[Barton] comes to the production studio like a kid given an hour's reign of a much richer kid's playroom: He wants to play with as many toys as possible, and he wants to play with them all at once
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6.0
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No Ripcord
A Technicolor, kaleidoscopic riot of a record but, put in context, it can’t fail to be tinged with a hint of disappointment
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6.0
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The Digital Fix
While the sounds they craft are undeniably good, they seem to have backed themselves into a corner from which can’t escape
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5.5
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Beats Per Minute
It is not 2005, and Rolling Blackouts is no classic
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Guardian
It's all overly familiar
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4.0
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4.0 |
Under The Radar
Rolling Blackouts proves that louder and faster in no way equals hip
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3.0
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3.0 |
NME
‘Rolling Blackouts’ sees them doing what The Go! Team do: flailing and yelping like meth-addicted Energiser bunnies, which, as you may have figured, is not a compliment
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