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Last Of Our Kind

The Darkness

Last Of Our Kind

Fourth studio album from the English hard rock quartet produced by their guitarist Dan Hawkins

ADM rating[?]

5.6

Label
Canary Dwarf / +180
UK Release date
01/06/2015
US Release date
02/06/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    The sound of a band unencumbered; it's an album that was probably as much fun to make as it is a joy to listen to
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  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    There are reasons to cheer aside from survival - cultish single "Open Fire," "Mighty Wings" and the Rush-like title track. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   Gig Soup

    The music industry is lacking an abundance of epic bands – The Darkness’s glorious return could be the answer
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  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is the sound of a band fired-up and focused, and the result is a Darkness album to be proud of
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  5. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Last of Our Kind is nothing groundbreaking, but it shakes the Earth with pumping fervor; it’s not a mindfuck, it’s a facemelt
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    For suckers of old-school guitar riffs and songs about the Viking invasion of East Anglia, there's much to enjoy. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Darkness have stockpiled all the best riffs- again. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Last of Our Kind does not exactly show a “musical evolution” for The Darkness
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  9. 5.5 |   Under The Radar

    This is their darkest record yet, but it's saved from drudgery by a heavier sound delivered with furious energy
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  10. 5.0 |   Beardfood

    There's a theme, but it's loose and undeveloped
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  11. 5.0 |   NME

    It sounds like The Darkness are having fun again, even if their posey cock-rock sounds more than a little stale
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  12. 5.0 |   The Music

    Justin Hawkins’ falsetto delivers every time, but it’s hard not to think a bit more focus might have worked more effectively
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  13. 4.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Ironically, trying to sound less like a parody has, if anything, made the band even more cartoonish
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  14. 2.0 |   DIY

    Fifteen years into their career, there seems to have been a conscious removal of tongue from cheek
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