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9.0
24347
9.0 |
NME
It traverses a spacious, synth-dusted soundworld many future-dreampop miles from their girl-group and grit beginnings
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9.0
24500
9.0 |
Clash
Pioneers they remain
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8.5
24077
8.5 |
BBC
Put simply, you feel that every note is earned with this guy, and when he duets with his mum (seriously) on set closer Change you know that however much this album risks
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8.0
23963
8.0 |
The Irish Times
This is very much James Allan’s long day’s journey into night. Strap yourself in – the going gets rough
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8.0
24450
8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Glasvegas are a band their audience can believe in, and that is exactly what rock needs right now
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8.0
24397
8.0 |
Evening Standard
There's still the sense that Glasvegas have greatness in them
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8.0
24832
8.0 |
AU Review
Jesus and Mary who?
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7.0
26035
7.0 |
Spin
Insanely overblown and proud of it, Glasvegas reconfigure U2's epic template on this stirring pageant of sound
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7.0
26374
7.0 |
No Ripcord
While it is more theatrically anthemic than the first album, it is equally credible and sincere
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7.0
24504
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Should at very least cement Glasvegas' status as one of our most intriguing mainstream indie/rock groups
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7.0
24210
7.0 |
The Scotsman
The album has surprising depths as the Scots successfully clear that difficult second hurdle
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7.0
23378
7.0 |
musicOMH
A more accomplished, interesting piece of work [than their debut album] that's quite a brutal but exhilarating listen
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7.0
23765
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A solid album punctuated by moments of excellence that generally make you forgive the inconsistent nature of the overall album
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6.0
23988
6.0 |
Q
There's no doubt Glasvegas are on the side of the angels; they just need to remember that the Devil is in the detail. Print edition only
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6.0
24015
6.0 |
Mojo
More diffuse than the exquisite concision of the first album. Print edition only
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6.0
23952
6.0 |
The Skinny
A decent enough collection of songs that see the four-piece abandon their emotional punch for extra reverb and a few FM friendly bass lines
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6.0
24346
6.0 |
The Guardian
Glasvegas are not to be dismissed, but we're still waiting for an undeniable triumph from them
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6.0
24485
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The proverbially "difficult" second Glasvegas album is driven by longing and loss, with – as its title suggests – a strange undercurrent of triumphal bliss
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6.0
26100
6.0 |
Rave Magazine
An ambitious and puzzling album
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6.0
24614
6.0 |
The Scotsman
Doesn't quite hit the spot, but its romantic visions can still be thrilling
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5.0
25157
5.0 |
PopMatters
An album full of art moves without the art to back ‘em up
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5.0
25169
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
The quartet have decided that the bombast of their 2009 debut wasn't bombastic enough
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5.0
28054
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
This one slumps. Low.
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5.0
24482
5.0 |
The Observer
These tracks aim to soar but over-production and bluster tend to dwarf their substance
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4.1
24935
4.1 |
Pitchfork
Whether suicidal or irrepressibly hopeful, gay or straight, imagined or real, you're simply a 2-D pawn in Glasvegas' game of high-stakes emoting
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4.0
24622
4.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Seems at once false and forced
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4.0
24700
4.0 |
Entertainment.ie
As appealing as Glasvegas' massive, stadium-friendly atmospherics still are, this follow up just doesn't seem to have the tunes to go with them
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4.0
24447
4.0 |
Entertainment.ie
As appealing as Glasvegas' massive, stadium-friendly atmospherics still are, this follow up just doesn't seem to have the tunes to go with them
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4.0
24342
4.0 |
The Independent
Even at its most fancifully Spectorian, it sounds strangely insubstantial
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3.5
24523
3.5 |
Bowlegs
Too many hookless stadium-by-numbers songs
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3.0
23767
3.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s really, really, irredeemably shit
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2.0
24041
2.0 |
Uncut
Excruciating. Print edition only
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