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9.0
31699
9.0 |
DIY
Redefining the confines of the genre, and as a result creating one of the very best debut albums of the year
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8.1
31097
8.1 |
Beats Per Minute
Vigorously alive and intensely engrossing
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8.0
30595
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Easily one of the best debuts — and possibly one of the best albums — of the year
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8.0
31020
8.0 |
musicOMH
You won't like everything they have to say, but if you share their goals then you'll also love how they get there. This is one to embrace
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8.0
30364
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Largely written by Maria Lindén, in the grand tradition of Cocteau Twins and Talk Talk it's a distinctly feminine sound – grand and powerful, yes, but never pushy or overbearing
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8.0
30421
8.0 |
The Irish Times
May gain some right/wrong comparisons to labelmates Beach House or bygone band Slowdive, but Hearts is a gorgeous debut all their own
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8.0
30463
8.0 |
The Observer
Heady, sumptuously textured soundscapes that pulse with feeling.
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7.2
31120
7.2 |
Pitchfork
Frustrating or effortlessly pleasing depending on your ability to see doing only "pretty" as an admirable endgame
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7.0
31223
7.0 |
No Ripcord
In spite of the complacency of the later tracks, there are enough stellar moments here to make it worth keeping an eye out for I Break Horses
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7.0
30570
7.0 |
NME
Think M83 in cardigans whispering careless nothings into your pillow-muffled ears
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7.0
30426
7.0 |
The Fly
Though sometimes a little one-paced, this is as promising a debut as they come
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7.0
30367
7.0 |
BBC
No moulds are broken here, but the occasional breeze drummed up by the couple’s galloping minds is in many ways cool
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7.0
30398
7.0 |
Bowlegs
This is a very tight album. If anything duff arrived it has been carefully snipped away and consigned to the bin
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6.0
30480
6.0 |
Mojo
More experience than straightforward listen, Hearts beats with emotion. Print edition only
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6.0
30483
6.0 |
Uncut
A promising opening gambit. Print edition only
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6.0
30487
6.0 |
Q
It's a captivating exquisite sound, even if it is a little morbid. Print edition only
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6.0
30611
6.0 |
Clash
It’s hard to know where I Break Horses begin and their walls of sound end
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