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8.0
22373
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Q
Aberdeen is surely the best Pixies turn since, er, the Pixies themselves. Print edition only
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8.0
23055
8.0 |
Uncut
Grounded but not slavishly tied to a '90s Pixies/grunge influence. Print edition only
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8.0
23074
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
The sound of a band playing music for the thrill of it instead of thinking of how to appeal to the masses
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8.0
23632
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Something of a breathless roller-coaster ride at times, but it’s impossible not to throw your arms up and enjoy its infectious energy
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8.0
23636
8.0 |
The Independent
Manage to find a new wrinkle on the face of US indie-punk, thanks to an enthusiasm for yoking catchy melodies to abrasive guitar riffs that recalls the Pixies
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8.0
23643
8.0 |
The Guardian
In among all the schizophrenic, speeding rhythms, the band reveal a gift for grownup pop
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7.0
23681
7.0 |
musicOMH
Myriad influences can be heard, among them Pixies, Pavement and Dinosaur Jr
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7.0
23741
7.0 |
Clash
Exuberant, bratty and crushingly relentless
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7.0
23264
7.0 |
BBC
Throughout, CTE prove that they are an ‘alternative’ act that’s not scared of offending mainstream sensibilities
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
A mess of melody, noise, stoopidity ... Fun
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7.0
20418
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
One of rock's best young bands
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6.0
20471
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Consequence Of Sound
Though some of these songs would work well on their own, as a full length, they lack fluidity, consistency, and an overall theme that usually binds songs together
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6.0
21014
6.0 |
No Ripcord
New and fresh and spilling over with more of their unique brand of high-energy rock
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6.0
22474
6.0 |
PopMatters
One big melting pot of a party
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6.0
23664
6.0 |
The Fly
A pretty decent slab of southern-fried grot’n’roll
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4.0
23756
4.0 |
DIY
There’s no doubting the ambition beneath the sound, but in experimenting with ideas a-plenty, Cage The Elephant have missed the boat in making an album with coherence and charm
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3.0
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Bowlegs
The Kentucky five-piece seem to clumsily scamper from one genre to another without a care in the world
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