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Ways to Forget

Clock Opera

Ways to Forget

Electro-pop producer and musician Guy Connelly with his debut long player

ADM rating[?]

5.7

Label
Moshi Moshi/Island
UK Release date
23/04/2012
US Release date
17/04/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Coldplay-style ascendance is entirely within reach. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   State

    Comparisons will be made to Elbow, Coldplay and White Lies but Clock Opera have succeeded in creating their own sound and world – a joyful, colourful, textured one at that
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  3. 7.0 |   BBC

    A product of perfectionism, but one where mechanical process obscures its human presence
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  4. 7.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    Occasionally neglects to allow enough cracks in the music for a melody to shine through,... but, as a whole, Ways To Forget is a good album
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  5. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Clock Opera’s brand of mutilated pop music shimmers as a genuinely profound musical experience
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  6. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Clock Opera have delivered a debut which, just about, delivers. Hopefully though, when it comes to album number two they'll show us a bit less sweet, and a bit more teeth
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  7. 6.7 |   Beats Per Minute

    What the album really aches for is something that feels entirely honest and organic, and something that might lower the pace for even just the entirety of a song’s runtime
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  8. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s not a bad album by any means, there’s plenty going on and there’s a clearly defined sense of purpose anchoring it, but ultimately it keeps coming back to a plain query – why isn’t this album as good as it should be
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    Every day is recycling day for energetic found-sound pop project. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Art Rocker

    Their musical arsenal is an unusual and varied one; tin cans, guitars from skips, passing trains – almost anything can find its way into the works of the London based project
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  11. 6.0 |   The Fly

    The eclectic glam-pop has been bottled up, losing its fizz and falling flat
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  12. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Tracks such as Once and For All, A Piece of String and Man Made twinkle with aplomb, if not a little overcooked bombast at times
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  13. 4.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The end result is typical arena fodder
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  14. 4.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Largely forgettable
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  15. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    When it takes its foot off the pedal ... it can seem almost beautiful. But more often than not, there's too much crammed in to be able pick those moments out
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  16. 3.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Interesting, perhaps, or is it a dull gimmick with no chance of ever connecting with you emotionally? It’s probably that
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  17. 2.0 |   NME

    This could be a concept album about Müller Rice for all the passion it excites
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Clock Opera: Ways to Forget

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