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Plowing Into the Field of Love

Iceage

Plowing Into the Field of Love

Third album from the Danish post-punk quartet who have now added horns and strings to their sound

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7.5

Label
Matador
UK Release date
06/10/2014
US Release date
07/10/2014
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  1. 10.0 |   musicOMH

    There isn’t a weak track on show. It makes Plowing Into The Field Of Love a truly impressive piece of work
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  2. 9.0 |   FasterLouder

    Though the musical style of Plowing Into The Field Of Love is undoubtedly a massive departure from the band’s previous material, the aspect of this LP that truly stands out is Rønnenfelt’s lyrics
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  3. 9.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    After a few years of providing an exhilarating escapism, Iceage’s bold, knotted music has finally found something to fight against
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  4. 8.5 |   Pitchfork

    This is the sound of Iceage finding a balance between getting older and seeking immortality by way of leaping into an abandoned-lot fire head-first
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  5. 8.5 |   Beardfood

    Their most fluid, challenging and best album
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  6. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    They have matured to find catharsis in texture, dynamics and control rather than fast-paced adolescent aggression
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  7. 8.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    There are more riffs on this record than on any other Iceage record
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  8. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Explorations into matters of the heart, soundtracked by brass-bound choruses, chugging rockabilly and a newfound approach to their songcraft
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  9. 8.0 |   DIY

    Turns everything they’ve already established upside-down, on its head, and pulls it inside-out for good measure
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  10. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    This is the most punk thing Iceage could've done at this point — and arguably the best thing they've done, period
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  11. 8.0 |   NME

    The most thrillingly risky thing they could have done
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  12. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    If Plowing Into the Field of Love is meant to convey anything, it’s the otherworldly passion of a world without control and without truth
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  13. 7.9 |   Earbuddy

    Iceage do all sorts of punk really, really well, but there’s only so much praise I can give towards a band who rest comfortably in the laurels of a genre famous for demonizing those who rest on their laurels
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  14. 7.5 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Iceage has succeeded in creating a bleak world all their own, a world not entirely indebted to their post-punk forebears, and one filled with the contradictions of youth
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  15. 7.4 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    The maturity of the record and the band’s sonic remodeling mark Plowing Into the Field of Love as Iceage’s greatest achievement to date
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  16. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    This Danish outfit is grappling with the material, and while it does bring forth visceral pleasure, you cannot deny that it does sound remarkably post-punk
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  17. 7.0 |   All Music

    If the sound is less brutal, it's no less challenging, and emotionally this hits as hard as anything they've released to date
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  18. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    This is the sound of band evolving and, in places, coming into their own; at the same time, there’s just enough of the original blueprint not to alienate their fan-base
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  19. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The Copenhagen band leap from the punky roar of their first two albums into music that teeters thrillingly on the edge of chaos
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  20. 4.0 |   Clash

    Proves woefully lacking in coherency, and fails as its makers’ next evolution
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  21. 4.0 |   Q

    Very much an acquired taste. Print edition only

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