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9.0
57049
9.0 |
Bowlegs
The tight, atmospheric nu-gaze leanings continue throughout, but the highly polished, brighter production techniques applied this time round offer up a dancier, less gloomy feel to the record
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8.1
57052
8.1 |
Paste Magazine
A cavernous, open field of sound from beginning to end
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8.0
57078
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Where many noisy albums falter is in their hindering allegiance to their influences. Weekend keeps their heroes on their sleeve, yet simultaneously doesn’t sound like anyone you’ve heard before
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8.0
57050
8.0 |
All Music
You'd have to look hard to find another band making dark and noisy pop as sonically engaging and emotionally satisfying as Weekend do on Jinx
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8.0
57157
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Whereas Sports raged, Jinx is at once soaring and uplifting
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8.0
60446
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Loud, brash, pulsating yet intrinsically reflective from start to finish
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7.7
59601
7.7 |
Beats Per Minute
Weekend have expanded their musical palette and aren’t satisfied to simply rehash the past, either their own or their influences
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7.0
57048
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
They spun heads with their noise-loving debut, but they take a massive jump on Jinx – this isn't just a monster guitar album, it's a monster groove album
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7.0
61472
7.0 |
The 405
The way they combine the softness with the heaviness is what makes this record so beautiful
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7.0
57289
7.0 |
PopMatters
While this may delight those already devoted to the trio’s predecessors, it deserves a hearing by newer listeners finding out about New Order, the Cure, Joy Division, or My Bloody Valentine for the first (or hundredth) time
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7.0
57051
7.0 |
No Ripcord
A promising band push their sound outward and gracefully mature, even if it doesn’t always floor you as immediately as some of Sports’ loudest moment do
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6.9
57084
6.9 |
Pitchfork
As good as some of these songs are, you can't help but shake the feeling that they could be better
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5.0
57153
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
A stellar EP padded with a bunch of somnambulant B-sides
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4.0
61222
4.0 |
DIY
Disjointed rather than bad; there's undoubtedly a cross-section for which the not-quite-post-punk, not-quite-shoegaze combination works. Let's hope they find it
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