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Strike Gently

The Virgins

Strike Gently

Second album from the New York dance-punk/garage rock quartet and first release for the label founded by Julian Casablancas

Label
Cult Records
UK Release date
25/03/2013
US Release date
12/03/2013
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  1. 8.0 |   NME

    It’s Dire Straits teamed with louche New York cool – a combination that shouldn’t work, but totally does
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  2. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    On their sophomore LP, The Virgins move the focus away from dance and towards arrangements that expose a more serious, introspective frontman in Donald Cumming
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  3. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    While many of those who fell in love with The Virgins the first time around may be put off by the absence of addictive indie-disco hits, Strike Gently is a quite remarkable, and effortlessly crafted, reinvention
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  4. 6.0 |   Q

    They up the anthem county and resemble a lo-fi Dire Straits. Print edition only

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