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8.0
20244
8.0 |
Mojo
Intelligent, insidious pop nous, which, this time around, is more addictive than ever. Print edition only
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8.0
20245
8.0 |
Q
Echoes of the fitful funk of Can. Print edition only
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8.0
20320
8.0 |
BBC
Fujiya & Miyagi are an invigorating mix of the cerebral and the visceral. In a just world, they’d be the new lords of the dancefloor
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8.0
20480
8.0 |
Pitchfork
This is music to get lost in and lose yourself to at the same time
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8.0
20505
8.0 |
The Guardian
Layers of creeping analogue synths and taut, suave pop building up the pressure
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8.0
20567
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A suite of stealthy, hi-tech pop delivered sexily sotto voce by singer David Best, it's Lalo Schifrin meets Hot Chip uptown
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8.0
21030
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Shows off some of the band’s best material yet
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8.0
21772
8.0 |
PopMatters
Fujiya & Miyagi nail a much wider range of textures and emotions than they had previously
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7.7
20470
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
One of our most consistently entertaining bands
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7.5
20716
7.5 |
Bowlegs
Could be Fujiya & Miyagi’s best yet – which is no mean feat
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7.0
20710
7.0 |
The Quietus
This is Fujiya & Miyagi's high water point to date and one that should at last grant them the wider recognition that they truly deserve
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7.0
21317
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Gets the combination about right, the pop melodies not overshadowing the group’s natural sonic inventiveness … and vice versa
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7.0
24414
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
They specialize in churning, bass-heavy groove-bombs in the Krautrock style
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7.0
20459
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
At times they resemble a more electronic-heavy Field Music
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7.0
20346
7.0 |
AU Review
A typically off-kilter pop record, but one with more emotional pull than before, and after three albums that is to be welcomed
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7.0
20419
7.0 |
Clash
A band reliable for solid quality rather than triggering passionate adulation
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7.0
20452
7.0 |
musicOMH
A real night time album, and should be enjoyed as such - just don't expect an abundance of melodic pop hooks and you'll return for repeat prescriptions
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7.0
20255
7.0 |
NME
Low-slung glam funk that makes us feel a bit dirty-in-a-good-way. Print edition only
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6.3
21109
6.3 |
Pitchfork
An album that takes glee in skewering the chattering classes
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6.0
21154
6.0 |
Blurt
Though there are a few tracks that successfully balance their signature of unconventional lyrics and quiet harmonies with dance and rock, it's not quite enough to spark a dance party
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6.0
22041
6.0 |
Under The Radar
The sound of a band settling comfortably into its personality
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6.0
20307
6.0 |
Uncut
Straining towards a more commercial sound, but pop crossover needs hot songs. Print edition only
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6.0
20511
6.0 |
The Independent
Full of voguish continental sophistication and sinister implication
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5.0
20243
5.0 |
Spin
The vocals are oddly mirthless and noncommittal -- it's the sound of too-clever body-movers merely going through the motions
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4.0
20523
4.0 |
Entertainment.ie
There is very little to latch on to with this album and that is what is most disappointing
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4.0
20277
4.0 |
The Irish Times
A potentially intriguing album bows out as an uneven, unsatisfying listen
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4.0
20458
4.0 |
State
The listener is given a quick taste of something flavourful but is ultimately denied any main course
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4.0
21032
4.0 |
Eye Weekly
Sounds mostly like a band repeating itself
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2.0
20923
2.0 |
Slant Magazine
An album that would have played as terrible and derivative in 2001 and that doesn't play any better a decade on
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