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9.0
29206
9.0 |
DIY
The focus is on big hooks and even bigger choruses, but Boeckner's lyrics are not afraid to bite
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9.0
31603
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Sound Kapital, in its deepest essence, is the perfect stroke of mature artistr
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8.1
29020
8.1 |
Pitchfork
Sound Kapital isn't so much an 80s throwback in sound as in its spirit of sincerity
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8.0
29021
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Initially sounds like a departure from the band’s earlier efforts, but after repeated listens it’s actually a logical progression
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8.0
28375
8.0 |
The Skinny
This is no mere exercise in 80s nostalgia, but a heartfelt attempt to forge genuinely contemporary songs with familiar tools
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8.0
28881
8.0 |
PopMatters
These tracks all mark subtle differences for Handsome Furs, a small evolution in sound
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8.0
29673
8.0 |
Blurt
A keen new direction that trumps anything either member has been involved in to date. And yes, that means Wolf Parade
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7.5
29326
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Doesn’t stray far from the formula of their previous work, but it isn’t disappointing. It goes down smoothly and will keep your toes tapping until the very last beat
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7.5
28374
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A remarkably solid release, managing to lasso the elusive, blissed-out throb of 80s classics without sounding in the least bit gimmicky
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7.0
29019
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Sweaty and urgent, Sound Kapital is a snapshot of a dark world with hard-fought glimmers of euphoria
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7.0
29300
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Sound Kapital shows that Handsome Furs have the right ideas, but fall inches short of putting them in the perfect order
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7.0
29347
7.0 |
The AU Review
A consistent album, but it just doesn’t push the envelope
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7.0
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7.0 |
FasterLouder
Sound Kapital presents both sides of the world that Handsome Furs inhabit, and it’s a very interesting place
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
Occasionally, Boeckner and Perry replicate the ?lo-fi bustle of city life too well, achieving only a dense, dirty muddle
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A successful, if slightly creatively stifling refinement of a fruitful and unique musical partnership
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7.0
29022
7.0 |
Bowlegs
The broader sonic palette of ‘Sound Kapital’ is one of clean analogue lead lines, a heat-haze of middle distance synth walls, and urgent drum programs
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6.7
29023
6.7 |
Beats Per Minute
The music of Sound Kapital distances itself from all previous Boeckner-penned tunes by dropping the guitar noise and relying primarily of the keyboard
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6.0
28956
6.0 |
Q
Inspired by unfamiliar sounds and styles encountered on their travels. Print edition only
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6.0
29018
6.0 |
NME
Throbbing politico-disco banger ‘Repatriated’ is everything that the last Cut Copy record should have been
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4.0
29185
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Moving further into the club realm with these nine synth-addled tracks may prove the Montreal duo’s downfall
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