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8.9
53450
8.9 |
The AU Review
Shines from start to finish. The album boasts perfect harmonies, enticing instrumental layers, tight production and just the right amount of handclaps and do-wops
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8.9
53556
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
With Birthmarks, Born Ruffians bring us a deeply personal album
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8.0
53568
8.0 |
The 405
There are many different places they could go from here
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8.0
53451
8.0 |
DIY
Quite simply an incredible record. It never falters, and at no point does it feel forced
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8.0
53668
8.0 |
No Ripcord
It's funny and somehow so appropriate that an album full of heartbreak and lust and uncertainty is set to such catchy, uplifting melodies
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7.0
53594
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Birthmarks is, largely, the sound of the band learning how to gracefully leave behind pre-pubescent tomfoolery in favor of meatier themes and weightier production
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7.0
53454
7.0 |
All Music
Born Ruffians let go of some of their punk rock ramble and hit the pop song sweet spot
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6.5
53452
6.5 |
Pitchfork
Much of Birthmarks is catchy enough to get stuck in your head, if not necessarily memorable enough to stay there
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6.0
53453
6.0 |
PopMatters
Far from a landmark statement, the album still has a lot of impressive moments and is an enjoyable spin
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6.0
53627
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Birthmarks is probably the most impressive Born Ruffians record to date, but it’s a shame they travelled so far without straying far from the middle of the road
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6.0
53844
6.0 |
Art Rocker
They seem so indebted to 60s soul and Motown, from the ‘dah-woos’ and slow, heavy bass beats right down to the intimate lyrics
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6.0
53989
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It simply doesn’t live up to the sum of its constituent parts, nor the undisputed talent of its creators
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6.0
54336
6.0 |
NME
True ruffians are born, not made, and these are just a nice bunch of kids. Print edition only
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5.0
53581
5.0 |
musicOMH
Birthmarks doesn’t so much grab the listener’s attention as skim off the consciousness like a flat pebble on the sea
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4.0
53512
4.0 |
Q
Birthmarks is far from being a poor record, but it's limited in ambition and reach. Print edition only
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