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O’Death

Outside

Third album of alt.country from the Brooklyn band

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
City Slang
UK Release date
06/06/2011
US Release date
19/04/2011
  1. 8.5 |   BBC

    A great album on its own terms, and truly remarkable given how close it presumably came to never being made
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Banjo, fiddle and overdriven guitar comprise the bulk of the sound, which is characterised by sparse, spacious atmospheres, occasionally building to raucous crescendos
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    An album that moves on their sound and represents a small triumph over personal adversity
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  4. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    Unclassifiable in the same way records by northern contemporaries Beirut and Man Man are unclassifiable
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  5. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    The songs speak of life and death, and the musicians back up the emotions with inventive and forever-changing structures
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  6. 7.5 |   The 405

    For those more overcast days where all you want is a refreshing break from the saccharine of summer hits
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s O’Death’s most accomplished work to date, and a fine piece of work at that
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  8. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Their third and most consistent album of gothic-tinged Americana
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  9. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    By mixing in a few lighter moments amongst all the dark the band do give the impression that they are on the way to becoming something quite special
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    The incessant death and destruction can take a toll on the listener, especially when the songs lack the wild energy that made Broken Hymns so memorable
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  11. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    There are complications and layers to Outside that give O'Death new dimensions
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  12. 6.0 |   All Music

    With any hints of gypsy-punk swept aside, the pace is down-shifted as the five-piece sticks to rural, minor chord banjo ballads with sweeping arrangements
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