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Funny Looking Angels

Smith & Burrows

Funny Looking Angels

The Editors singer and ex-Razorlight drummer get together for a Christmas-themed indie rock album of covers and new songs

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5.8

Label
B-Unique
UK Release date
28/11/2011
US Release date
13/12/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   Q

    This is how Christmas records are really done. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   The Independent

    Far and away the most engaging of this year's seasonal offerings
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Though few would have predicted this unlikely pairing and even less would have actively willed it to happen, the fact is that Smith & Burrows have forged a handsome partnership
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  4. 7.0 |   Clash

    A few moments of confusion and inconsistency, yet remains engulfing, evocative and mood setting
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  5. 6.0 |   DIY

    ‘Funny Looking Angels’ is more poignant than any ruddy John Lewis advert
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  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It's a fine - if eccentric - album, but a bit of extra tinsel wouldn't have hurt. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    There’s an even split between originals and covers – the versions of Black’s Wonderful Life and yuletide standard The Christmas Song provide the icing on the cake
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  8. 6.0 |   Mojo

    It's a fine - if eccentric - album, but a bit of extra tinsel wouldn't have hurt. Print edition only

  9. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    Even in this season of goodwill it's hard to muster much cheer for their butchery of Black's Wonderful Life and Yazoo's Only You
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  10. 1.0 |   NME

    A mistake that makes Editors’ three albums look like good ideas
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