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Lust for Youth

International

Fourth album from the Swedish electronic artist Hannes Norrvide who's now Copenhagen-based and working with Loke Rahbek and Malthe Fisher

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7.0

Label
Sacred Bones
UK Release date
09/06/2014
US Release date
10/06/2014
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  1. 9.0 |   Crack

    Truly postmodern pop music
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Trading in flavours reminiscent of Depeche Mode and New Order. print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   The 405

    International is extremely effective as a pop album, with stand-outs ('Armida' is very, very good) and a consistency of tone matched by pretty flawless execution
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    If Lust For Youth get any closer to pop, they’ll be in ‘Club Tropicana’ territory. Which might not be a bad idea
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    Copenhagen trio broaden their dark horizons. Print edition only

  6. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    International is a sign of gradual progression for Lust For Youth; there’s occasional backward looks by Norrvide, but slowly and surely this music is stepping out of the shadows and into the light
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    LFY's records used to feel particularly lonely. With all these additional voices scattered over the course of its 35 minutes, International feels more 'crowded' and inclusive
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  8. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    The crystalline, retro-futurist synths and spotless production could allow for comparisons to Depeche Mode, Human League, and Pet Shop Boys, but that’s if we’re being generous
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  9. 6.3 |   Earbuddy

    International is a transitional record, but it’s one step closer for Lust For Youth in realizing the band’s potential rather than just Norrvide’s
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  10. 6.0 |   God Is In The TV

    The murky, claustrophobic lo-fi template of yore has been jettisoned, cleaned up by the Jetstream power-wash of ‘80’s synth-pop
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  11. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Wrapped in the gloss of the early ’80s, as compact synth and guitar hooks tumble over one another in a stream of melody and pollowy textures
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  12. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    International is Lust for Youth’s cleanest work to date, and in some ways that also makes it their creepiest
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