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8.0
63517
8.0 |
Crack
At times the lo-fi production is unflinchingly filthy
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8.0
63521
8.0 |
Q
As The Cramps once said, it's bad music for bad people. Print edition only
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8.0
63522
8.0 |
NME
Black Lips' spirit is as bright as ever
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8.0
63576
8.0 |
The Guardian
It remains to be seen whether the lack of an instantly recognisable Lips sound of their own may thwart their wilder ambitions, but they're not lacking in tunes
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8.0
63705
8.0 |
Beardfood
For everyone who feels like a teenager once in a while
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8.0
64022
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Underneath The Rainbow is Black Lips being Black Lips, yet they are better than anyone else at it so what more could we want?
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7.5
63833
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Black Lips ditched Mark Ronson’s over-polished sheen which gave 2011's Arabia Mountain a vibrant modernity, in favor of the gritty garage – but arena ready – rock of The Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney
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7.5
63712
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Works best when it strikes the perfect balance between bratty abandon and silly sensitivity
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7.5
63663
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Rainbow isn't the band's best record—that would be 2007's near-perfect Good Bad Evil—but it is still a damn good one, immensely listenable and accessible, while just left enough of center to keep things interesting
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7.0
63659
7.0 |
The Music
This is ‘get out of your seat and dance’ music; it is ‘nod your head and stomp your feet’ music
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7.0
63559
7.0 |
musicOMH
More of an assault on the ears than anything else, although that’s mostly in a good way
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7.0
63519
7.0 |
Uncut
Too feral and impassioned to be judged as pastiche. Print edition only
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7.0
63724
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The 12 licketysplit songs on their seventh studio album still feel righteously ragged, if not downright drunk
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7.0
63760
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
Black Lips were probably the last band you’d expect to sound complacent, and now it’s becoming difficult to remember what made them so special in the first place
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6.7
63653
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
They’re one of the most consistent bands in rock, and they’re doing exactly what they were meant to do
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6.3
63778
6.3 |
Pitchfork
Let’s just get this out of the way: 2005’s Let It Bloom is still their best album
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6.0
63714
6.0 |
Earbuddy
Some bands age well, some don’t. Some learn how to bridge the gap between the chaotic energy of youth and the strength of age. Black Lips have taken their first step across this gap, and while it’s a faltering step, it won’t be their last
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6.0
63721
6.0 |
PopMatters
Ain’t the best rock album made this year, but it’s a great introduction to Black Lips
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6.0
63520
6.0 |
Mojo
Georgia brat-pack refuse to countenance the arrival of adulthood. Print edition only
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6.0
63582
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
A decidedly rawer take on their lo-fi, yet melodic, garage rock
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6.0
63598
6.0 |
Time Out
They’re the kings of what they do, grumpily basking in their own eternal summer
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5.0
63518
5.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The album feels pretty half-baked; musically, it delivers more of the same in accomplished fashion but we’ve come to expect so much more in the way of personality from Black Lips than we get on this record
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5.0
63670
5.0 |
All Music
The songs are too weak, the sound is too good (aka lifeless), and the album feels like a career move instead of anything real or fun
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4.0
64613
4.0 |
The Quietus
A grown up change of pace might work for some, but for Black Lips it's too slow, too stilted. You need that energy, danger and excitement they possessed once upon a time
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