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9.0
21161
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BBC
He may just have produced his best album
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9.0
21572
9.0 |
No Ripcord
A more mellow, almost mature spin on the life of Mr. Skinner
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8.5
21784
8.5 |
The Quietus
A fitting end to any act's career; life-affirming, triumphant, reconciling and best of all, a novel turn from Mike Skinner
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8.0
22404
8.0 |
The Skinny
Skinner’s self-appointed role as working-class bard remains valid, making Computers and Blues as dignified a “last album” as could be
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8.0
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8.0 |
FasterLouder
Concept or not, this is a great record in itself, a strong return to form after two underwhelming records
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
There's an unmistakeable last-day-of-term feel, but when he does shut up shop for the last time on Lock the Locks, there's the sense of a brilliantly executed project cancelled before it started to tread water
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8.0
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8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Thematically tight, thought-provoking and packed with tunes, it is, once again, far in advance of most pop in 2011. What a way to go
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8.0
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The Observer
This send-off is much more fun than Skinner led us to expect
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8.0
21227
8.0 |
Q
The production is rich and expansive, the details well-observed. Print edition only
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8.0
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NME
It's not up there with his early highs, but Mike Skinner's last hurrah bows out with a trademark brazen swagger
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8.0
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The Independent
Hip-hop, it hardly needs saying, is immeasurably poorer for his departure.
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7.0
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7.0 |
Clash
Skinner logs off on a high
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7.0
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PopMatters
A heavy collection of songs with the inimitable Skinner sense of style and substance
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Even though it’s not quite his best album, Computers and Blues catches the Streets at the best he’s been in years
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6.7
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A.V. Club
While there are moments here to remind that he won’t be easily replaced, there are just as many that confirm it’s time to go
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6.5
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Consequence Of Sound
The record is a bit of a sad affair. Skinner’s punch lines don’t often hit quite like they used to, he sounds tired
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6.0
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Rave Magazine
It’s nothing brilliant, but it’s a comforting reminder that he wasn’t always terrible
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6.0
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Mojo
It's a fine bookend for a man who defined one parochial corner of the music world. Print edition only
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6.0
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AU Review
He has always possessed the ability to turn hardened geezers into blubbering fools (see ‘Dry Your Eyes’) and he is at it again on the genuinely affecting ‘Blip On A Screen’
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6.0
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The Scotsman
Not some jaded farewell bash nor a desperate last hurrah, but a decent send-off
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6.0
21512
6.0 |
The Fly
Although we’ll bid The Streets a fond farewell, ‘Computers And Blues’ is all too hit and miss for us
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6.0
21448
6.0 |
The Guardian
Computers and Blues filters its poppy hooks through neat tricks, which when they work – as on Without Thinking – are hard to resist
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5.7
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Pitchfork
Nothing on Computers and Blues rivals even the weakest moments of Skinner's first two albums
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5.0
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Tiny Mix Tapes
More fundamentally challenging and interesting than it is flawed
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5.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
A decidedly modern but ultimately soulless farewell in the process
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5.0
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5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
So long Mike, and thanks for all the brandy
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5.0
21428
5.0 |
The Digital Fix
This just sounds tame and tired
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4.0
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Uncut
Skinner needs to recapture his hunger. Print edition only
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4.0
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State
Although Skinner’s subject matter is still relatively relevant, it seems more like he’s running out of subject matter and is perhaps even a little old for what he’s ‘rapping’ about
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3.0
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Entertainment.ie
Only succeeds in rousing a sigh of relief that this will be Skinner's last in this guise
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