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Illuminated People

Islet

Illuminated People

Third album from the Cardiff-based psych-rock collective

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Shape
UK Release date
23/01/2012
US Release date
31/01/2012
  1. 9.0 |   BBC

    Forget power-chords and delving into guitar music’s annals; something as thoroughly modern, and bizarrely brilliant, as Illuminated People needs to be savoured as much as possible
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  2. 8.5 |   Bowlegs

    This ambitious pitch of an album, has set our minds on fire. 2012 starts here
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  3. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Islet have done a rather good job at expanding and broadening their musical landscape to something that is more considered, more precise, and in many ways, more thought provoking
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    Does a creditable job of replicating the sweat, volume and improvisation of their must-see live shows
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  5. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There are hints of post-hardcore, post-rock and even non-awful prog, too
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  6. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    [It] might not be perfect but it’s never anything less than interesting
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  7. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Once they’ve got all this messing around out of their system, there’s a real band of substance in there
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  8. 6.0 |   State

    It seems like the free spirits of art-pop (Animal Collective, Gang Gang Dance, Bear in Heaven) finally have a British brother to hang out with and he’s quite the turbulent sibling
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Islet come with a mission of sorts: lots and lots of drums. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Q

    Overflows with ideas and adventurism. Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Fun as it is, Illuminated People never quite reaches the brutal, anarchic highs of Islet's live shows, and as a result it feels restrained. But one thing's for sure - no one could call it dull
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  12. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    It sounds like Islet’s overreaching imagination stretches beyond the boundaries of cohesiveness, leaving an album of messy experiments rather than memorable songs
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