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Unravelling

We Were Promised Jetpacks

Unravelling

Third album of post-punk / indie rock from the Scottish five-piece produced by Paul Savage (Mogwai, The Phantom Band, Arab Strap)

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7.5

Label
Fatcat
UK Release date
06/10/2014
US Release date
14/10/2014
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  1. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Unravelling is pure sinew where once there was fat
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Unravelling feels both like a menacing post-rock effort and an accessible collection of hook-laden songs. This is no mean feat
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  3. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    If there’s any justice, this will be the album that sees them leap into mainstream acceptance
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  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Unraveling is cut from a richer, darker cloth than their earlier works, making it a bold departure and a tense new direction well worth exploring
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  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The first half of the album is quite simply stunning
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  6. 8.0 |   The List

    They’re exploring new sounds and emotional tones with a sense of focused urgency
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  7. 8.0 |   All Music

    Quite possibly We Were Promised Jetpacks' most vivid album to date, Unravelling finds the band making music that's harder to place than ever -- and that much more interesting for it
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  8. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The most balanced, most experimental, and best all-around LP in their discography
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  9. 7.0 |   The 405

    The album unravels itself on every subsequent listen, one can only hope listeners will give it that chance
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  10. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Unraveling may not be the best We Were Promised Jetpacks record, which still goes to These Four Walls, but it is the album that demarcates a clear if ultimately less certain direction
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