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10.0
51818
10.0 |
Art Rocker
Soaring, grandiosely rich pop melodies
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8.0
51802
8.0 |
PopMatters
A debut that’s as infectious as it is dramatically powerful
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8.0
51809
8.0 |
State
There’s something here for everyone; the songs bear enough charm to repeat on the ear without grating and with as much radio play as they have gathered, that’s certainly admirable
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8.0
51778
8.0 |
BBC
A really gratifying debut from south Londoner Dan Smith and company
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8.0
51779
8.0 |
DIY
The beautiful part about 'Bad Blood' is that it is both entirely predictable yet completely disarming
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8.0
51780
8.0 |
musicOMH
The arrangements are taut and well-judged, and the songs are as much about what instrument is playing than the notes being played on them
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7.0
58378
7.0 |
All Music
A solid, polished debut that fans of acts like Snow Patrol (who don't mind more electronics in the mix) might appreciate more than synth-pop aficionados
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6.0
51777
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Fans of the big pop chorus and powerful male lead vocal should snap this up
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6.0
51781
6.0 |
The Observer
Its repertoire of tricks is entirely predictable, but generally redeemed by strong, surging melodies
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5.0
51788
5.0 |
NME
As much identity as a Facebook commenter without a profile picture
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5.0
58512
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
There’s a fair share of Mumfording here. If that other British crew gave up their banjos for a couple of synths, they would end up sounding like Bastille
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4.0
51821
4.0 |
Q
Feels strangely anemic. Print edition only
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4.0
51951
4.0 |
The Guardian
Bolting on the merest hint of dance beats to his absolutely conventional, mildly melancholic piano ballads
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