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10.0
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DIY
Bands like Wolf Alice come along once in a generation. After years of the slow build, the release is here. Believe the hype
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10.0
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10.0 |
Digital Spy
An astonishingly fearless debut from a band that's about to grip hold of the benefits that come with bravery
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10.0
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10.0 |
Time Out
‘My Love Is Cool’ is awesome. It should earn Wolf Alice legions of fans
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9.0
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9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record that swings from sumptuous sprawls to ear-sizzling riffs
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
It’s as good a debut as you could hope to hear, a fresh injection of pure brilliance and beauty to a genre that is creaking under the weight of mediocrity and a lack of adventurous inventiveness
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9.0
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The Music
Every song has a purpose and earns its rightful place on the album; not one has the air of being there just to fill the gaps
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9.0
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NME
The epitome of the pan-cultural 21st Century rock album, and easily the debut of the decade so far
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Digital Fix
Three years in the making, and after a swathe of disappointments from other much-touted acts, this is the album that shows exactly how to nail it. Everyone else should be taking notes
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9.0
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9.0 |
Under The Radar
A debut album that is startlingly refined and focused
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It’s not the debut of the year, but in its best moments, My Love Is Cool comes close
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Wolf Alice’s firstborn digs its sharp claws right under your skin. Let it gouge away. It’s a real rush
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8.0
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The Guardian
It’s an invigorating debut with a gaunt, gallant identity of its own
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8.0
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The Irish Times
Wolf Alice’s magpie tendencies might reflect a fear of being typecast, but they tackle each style so deftly that one can only praise them for their range and reach
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8.0
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The FT
A curious mix of reserve and release
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8.0
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God Is In The TV
One of lead vocalist Ellie Rowsell’s most memorable vocal traits is her ability to alternate the character of her voice to suit the mood of the song
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8.0
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Uncut
There's a Jekyll and Hyde quality to Wolf Alice's debut that gently reels you in with its gossamer folk pop and lilting indie-pop before it going for the jugular with savage bursts of psycho-grunge guitars. Print edition only
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8.0
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Q
Fiendishly difficult to pin down, but full of inspired ideas rather than lacking direction. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Skinny
My Love Is Cool is the sound of indie pop having the paddles applied
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8.0
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The Arts Desk
There’s enough here to love to last you a whole summer
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
The unconventional twists and turns of ‘My Love Is Cool’ makes Wolf Alice one of the most exciting new bands around
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The cocksure quality of My Love Is Cool represents some majority of its charm
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7.5
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7.5 |
The 405
It's a good album, full of high points, but it never excites in the way it threatens to
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7.4
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7.4 |
Pitchfork
The confident diversity of My Love Is Cool indicates a band who have their own thing all figured out
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
British band dances through Nineties guitar vibes of all kinds on a stacked debut
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7.0
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7.0 |
Gig Soup
Wolf Alice might like living in the moment, but on this evidence they'll be capturing the zeitgeist for a few more years yet
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
Even if My Love Is Cool sacrifices some of Wolf Alice's earlier fury, the album is all the stronger for it
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
The 12-song tracklist is full of individual gems, but would have better highlighted their songwriting strengths if trimmed
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Ultimately proves hard to get a handle on. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
Their glut of talent is undermined by their lack of focus. Nonetheless when they calm down and focus on their own style, they show the real reason why we should pay attention
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
A debut giddy with vim and future potential
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4.0
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4.0 |
Loud And Quiet
You come away from ‘My Love Is Cool’ with absolutely no idea what Wolf Alice actually sound like. Worse, you get the impression they’re may not even be sure what they’re good at
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