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8.0
77143
8.0 |
musicOMH
There might be a song here entitled Failing At Fun Since 1981, but this album is stupidly good fun and, on top of it all, an unmitigated success
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8.0
77456
8.0 |
PopMatters
A little anti-social rage never hurt anybody
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7.5
77564
7.5 |
Beardfood
A flawed, yet powerful album
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7.0
77139
7.0 |
All Music
It is ultimately successful in how it deals with negativity and frustration, and shows KEN mode displaying grace and maturity with their newly expanded sound
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6.0
77141
6.0 |
The Music
Some fans may miss joyfully spreadeagling themselves in the audio muck of old, but it’s an evolution of sorts
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6.0
77142
6.0 |
The List
At its best, Success is potent, fresh and thrillingly noisy, but it’s also heavily front-loaded, making it a victim of its own … well, you know
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6.0
77153
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s hard to feel it’s anything we haven’t heard before, which makes it far more underwhelming than its generally high quality content suggests it should be
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5.9
77140
5.9 |
Pitchfork
On Success, KEN mode’s altered musical approach is the only thing more tiring than Matthewson’s broadsides. They’re ensnared by a decade of talking shit they’re no longer equipped to handle
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5.0
77168
5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Matthewson’s words aren’t as sharp and focused as the best noise rock aggressors, and the thinner instrumentals and production reveal that too clearly
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