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Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon

The Wave Pictures

Great Big Flamingo Burning Moon

The latest release from the English rock veterans is co-written and produced by one of their all time heroes Billy Childish

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Moshi Moshi
UK Release date
13/02/2015
US Release date
24/02/2015
  1. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Doused in the sound of americana that marks The Wave Pictures' more recent records, with the bass-ass, tooth-pick chewing distortion of The Modern Lovers' guitar parts and a healthy dose of harmonica
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  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Ain't nothing original, but it feels - and sounds - mighty fine. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Probably the closest anyone has come to capturing the 40-year-old virgin spirit of the seminal Modern Lovers album. Print edition only

  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    It’s all done with warmth and with a great deal of charm, something which has always marked Tattersall and co’s output
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  5. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Childish’s tenacious influence though has helped them to craft what it undoubtedly their finest long player to date
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  6. 7.0 |   NME

    It sounds like the start of another beautiful friendship
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  7. 6.0 |   DIY

    Working with their all-time hero has given The Wave Pictures the inspiration and impetus to create a real early highlight of 2015
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  8. 6.0 |   The Music

    The band lay down some energetic grooves, but the album feels like it could’ve benefitted from a more considered approach
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  9. 5.9 |   Pitchfork

    The album feels slightly cluttered by a surfeit of dry minutiae that calls for a cutting room floor of its own
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