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Blood Red Shoes

Blood Red Shoes

Blood Red Shoes

Fourth full-length release from the Brighton based hard-hitting indie rock duo, their first self-produced album, recorded over six months in Berlin

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6.3

Label
Jazz Life
UK Release date
03/03/2014
US Release date
11/03/2014
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  1. 8.0 |   The 405

    Blood Red Shoes is the band going back to what they know best, but with a more wisened approach
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The riotously fun sound of a band who have well and truly cast off the shackles
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Carrying almost nothing in the way of flab, Blood Red Shoes is the band standing entirely on their own four feet - a rare occurrence in modern music
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  4. 7.0 |   Uncut

    The smart hooks and spiky lyrics all present and correct. Print edition only

  5. 7.0 |   NME

    Renowned for a ferocious live sound, the tempestuous Brighton duo still can't quite capture it on album four. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   DIY

    This is a welcome return to form and when they don’t overthink it, Blood Red Shoes are more than capable of putting the ‘rawk’ back into raucous
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  7. 6.0 |   Q

    Like another Berlin visitor before them, they've found a lust for life. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Clash

    Their scuzzy wall of sound established here soon becomes repetitive
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  9. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    If it all sounds a little derivative then it probably is, yet Blood Red Shoes pull it off with such force and conviction that the bruises from this 38-minute aural hammering are far from painful
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  10. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Whilst these short, sharp bursts of fuzzy punk sound great in small doses, this collection will probably find itself confined to the shelf before long
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  11. 5.0 |   The Music

    Ultimately, Blood Red Shoes the album does little to differentiate Blood Red Shoes the band from their influences
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  12. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    It’s frustrating to hear these songs, as another band with more interest in pushing themselves to the limit could make them burst with ravenous, angry energy
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