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The Middle East

I Want That You Are Always Happy

Debut album from this Australian 7-piece dark folk group

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7.0

Label
Spunk
UK Release date
06/06/2011
US Release date
07/06/2011
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  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Quite simply, marvellous
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  2. 8.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    [This] isn’t what anyone was expecting from The Middle East, and that is was makes it so good
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    A genuinely beautiful record which never settles for mere prettiness. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    The band’s emphasis on musical nuance impresses throughout
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  5. 8.0 |   The Fly

    They’ve got Sparklehorse’s ability to slowly break your heart into a thousand shards, but can also inject their grim tones with Americana riffery
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  6. 8.0 |   AU Review

    At times, as they careen from one style to another, it can all become rather dizzying, but the six-piece’s ambition must be applauded
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  7. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Chillingly authentic. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   State

    It is a combination of sparse arrangements and country folk that make up the whole of this album
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  9. 6.5 |   Paste Magazine

    The majority of the songs here keep a sort of dark and introspective quietude, with occasional bursts of melodrama
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  10. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    [Their] expert musicianship is there for all to see and perhaps with some outside influence, they could gain a sharper sense of direction to make their follow up something very special
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   DIY

    Attempts either to be two things at once, or one thing that appears too flimsily constructed to sustain itself, and it’s this cumbersome personality that lets it down
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  13. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    While there's much for the listener to enjoy here, they will need to be more concise to achieve their obvious potential
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  14. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    A charming and accomplished album
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  15. 5.0 |   FasterLouder

    A collection of emotionally cumbersome, overwrought indie folk
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