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Waking Lines

Patterns

Waking Lines

Shoegaze, dream pop and anthemic psych pop on the debut album from the Manchester band

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Melodic
UK Release date
06/01/2014
  1. 8.0 |   NME

    Themes of late-night hallucinations and dreamlike states are achieved by combining sounds that hark back to Cocteau Twins with the more chillwave-y trans-Atlantic influences of, say, Youth Lagoon
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  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Destined for cult appeal. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    An ambitious premiere, but one that’s not had all it’s misshapen foibles ironed out
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  4. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    It offers lashings of promise for Patterns’ future if they can either hone their songwriting skills or take a detour down the lengthy drone-pop street
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  5. 6.0 |   The 405

    It's a calming and confidently heartfelt debut
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    Stuttering debut from chillwave-y Manchester four-piece. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A solid enough, if not spectacular album
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  8. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    The Manchester quartet’s debut evidences clear songwriting talents, with an anthemic edge giving definition to tracks like Blood
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  9. 6.0 |   DIY

    Throughout, there's little to tell between verses and choruses in terms of melodic quality, and the whole is actually rather startlingly beautiful at times
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Operates at the intersection of distortion, melody and dreampop, with My Bloody Valentine, the Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cocteau Twins the obvious influences
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  11. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album that’s largely durable and occasionally even uplifting
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  12. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Despite its moments of shimmering beauty and its attempts to reach for something extraordinary, it’s a record that ultimately disappoints
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