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8.2
51640
8.2 |
The AU Review
Stereophonics are heading in a new and fresh direction
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8.0
51744
8.0 |
Clash
Restores the belief that Stereophonics can remain relevant in a world of troubadours and try-hard indie bands
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8.0
52141
8.0 |
PopMatters
If rock records of this nature were indeed of the most basic variety, music fans would be so lucky
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7.0
51940
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A few clunkers aside, the songwriting is sensational throughout
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7.0
51648
7.0 |
Uncut
Kelly Jones has upped is game. Print edition only
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6.7
52388
6.7 |
AltSounds
I can't help feeling that Stereophonics are past their peak though. That doesn't mean that Graffiti On The Train isn't good
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6.0
51650
6.0 |
Q
It doesn't always work, but it's to be applauded. Print edition only
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6.0
51657
6.0 |
The Independent
While Graffiti on the Train is a significant improvement, it's still something of a patchwork affair
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6.0
51639
6.0 |
The Guardian
The band's sound has changed – it's less triumphal and more cinematic
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6.0
51645
6.0 |
Mojo
May be a conduit to pastures new, but it's two steps forward, one step back. Print edition only
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6.0
52047
6.0 |
The Scotsman
On their eighth album, they are trying very hard to be dynamic
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6.0
52059
6.0 |
All Music
Stereophonics seem loath to leave all that they know behind, so Graffiti on the Train remains distinctly earthbound for all its big aspirations
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6.0
52066
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
Graffiti On A Train has been accompanied by sell out tour dates so even the jaded music industry types would have to admit that they must be doing something right
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6.0
51714
6.0 |
BBC
For all the occasional pyrotechnics, Graffiti on the Train is clearly the work of a man and an outfit that's done the rock'n'roll thing and is now easing into the next step. This is a solid enough start
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5.0
51706
5.0 |
musicOMH
You can hear the band reaching for new pastures, but too often they either don’t explore far enough and return to safer ground, or lack the tunes to soundtrack this new sense of adventure
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5.0
52037
5.0 |
No Ripcord
Making music is becoming more and more an occupation for the band rather than a leisurely pastime, and a more "sensible" sound is the product
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4.0
51817
4.0 |
The Arts Desk
Old-fashioned, earnest, stadium-intended dad-rock
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4.0
53057
4.0 |
God Is In The TV
A collection of half-baked rock songs intertwined with a few soulless ballads
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4.0
51653
4.0 |
Evening Standard
The Stonesy acoustic blues of Been Caught Cheating sounds like where they’re headed — retro rock that does nothing new but shows Kelly Jones’s weary croak at its best
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4.0
51642
4.0 |
The Irish Times
Kelly Jones tries to sound a bit less Stereophonicky, and the album acts as a kind of soundtrack to a film project Jones is currently developing
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4.0
51644
4.0 |
NME
There's little to get excited about
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3.0
58289
3.0 |
Slant Magazine
The whole album seems content to be half-awake, so much so that even the comparably adventurous tracks sound like they can't be bothered to get off the couch
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