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9.0
57954
9.0 |
DIY
A near-masterpiece of a debut
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9.0
58707
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
The Shadow Of Heaven isn’t just one of the debuts of the year it’s a record that could make you start to question your own existence
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8.5
65465
8.5 |
Under The Radar
An audacious and exquisite work of gloomy beauty that should see MONEY on a fast ascent
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8.5
57659
8.5 |
The 405
A band with fleshed-out ideals and a strident purpose to back up their supreme sounds and post-millennial hymns
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8.5
57660
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An incredible persuasive push for thoughtful guitar music, in an often vacuous mainstream
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8.0
57661
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
The highlights are unforgettable and connect deeply
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8.0
57973
8.0 |
musicOMH
They have undoubtedly made a statement here, and one which should shine more light on them, no matter how difficult they try and make themselves to be found
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8.0
58073
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Shadow of Heaven sounds like it could be one of those albums that's the start of something
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8.0
58084
8.0 |
Time Out
There is majesty here, thanks partly to judicious use of reverb (locked into the ‘cathedral’ setting) that makes the music drift like fog on the sea
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8.0
58203
8.0 |
The Fly
MONEY have made something special and, maybe, even sacred
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8.0
58247
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
If you’re not in a contemplative mood, all of this is pretty useless; if you are it’s difficult to know what else to play after it’s finished
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8.0
57655
8.0 |
The Skinny
A searching, dissatisfied record, restlessly pawing at shadows for resolution
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8.0
57656
8.0 |
Clash
Expect to be challenged, provoked, and amazed by this near-heavenly debut
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8.0
57658
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Although The Shadow of Heaven's musical building blocks are familiar, it’s much much more than the sum of its parts
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8.0
58143
8.0 |
NME
Epic and vulnerable without recourse to fey wetness
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8.0
57686
8.0 |
Mojo
Leading lights of the new Manchester underground finally go overground. Print edition only
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7.0
57680
7.0 |
Uncut
Definitely ones to watch. Print edition only
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6.0
58097
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The trills, arpeggios, choirs, and orchestral drumming disguise some occasionally diverting lyrics from singer Jamie Lee
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6.0
58164
6.0 |
Q
It's a clear-eyed first step to turning their ideas into reality. Print edition only
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