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Baby

First full-length album from the Camden, London indie rock quartet

ADM rating[?]

5.9

Label
Island
UK Release date
16/01/2012
US Release date
24/01/2012
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    This scruffy looking four-piece have come up with a stunning debut album, one that proves the hype was more than justified
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  2. 9.0 |   The Digital Fix

    One of the most exciting debuts we’ve heard in recent years
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  3. 9.0 |   NME

    It's as ravishing as a pack of supermodel she-wolves
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    This strong debut is an unlikely collision of alt-rock and glam rock
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  5. 8.0 |   The Fly

    Ecstatic, raucous, spine-tingling and delivered in the only way they know
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  6. 7.0 |   DIY

    Rather than trying to re-write music, Tribes are simply proving that they have an ear for writing brit-poppy rock, and in summary, ‘Baby’ is a complete belter
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  7. 7.0 |   Clash

    There’s a hint of Suede here, minus the urban decay, in the music’s soaring poignancy, though the comparisons that have been made with Nirvana aren’t really apparent
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  8. 7.0 |   BBC

    It’s spirited enough, neatly sequenced, but perhaps lacks the ingenuity to rework its influences into something that feels new
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    There's still s place for bands playing noisy pop. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    If you got concussed during the first Pearl Jam tour and have only just come out of your coma, boy, have we got a great new sound for you
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  11. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Scrappy, melodic and unpretentious with choruses made for slinging your arm round a mate and drunkenly swaying along to while sloppily holding your pint alof
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  12. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    It’s wholly derivative, yet the tuneful, instantly gratifying choruses often trump one’s desire to play spot the influence
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  13. 5.2 |   Pitchfork

    Baby isn't a very good record
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  14. 4.0 |   The Observer

    Although they mix styles enough to semi-redeem themselves, they're still some way short of living up to their influences
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  15. 4.0 |   The 405

    Eleven okay pop songs that are big on production and low on impact
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  16. 4.0 |   Uncut

    They're not quite smart enough to offer anything new. Print edition only

  17. 4.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A record for swaggering teens looking for something “rocking” after a day spent worshipping the Stone Roses
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  18. 4.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    This is the sound of the past asphyxiating the present
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  19. 4.0 |   The Independent

    Guys, please note: the loud bit doesn't always have to be the chorus
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  20. 2.5 |   Bowlegs

    Most of this record seems to lack any real validity
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