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Quicken The Heart

Maxïmo Park

Quicken The Heart

Third album from Newcastle-based Mercury nominated indie rock band

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5.6

Label
Warp
UK Release date
11/05/2009
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  1. 9.0 |   NME

    The first great album of the latest great recession. Let’s hope there are more to come.
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  2. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There needs to be something a whole lot fresher than this to convince people they didn't exhaust all they had to offer in that first breathy ascent.
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  3. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Lots going for it and represents a more grown-up sound for Maximo Park. However, there’s an unshakeable feeling that they’re going through the motions a bit too frequently and that this represents a step backwards for a once fresh and exciting band
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  4. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Sticks rigidly to their formula of nervy rhythms and angular guitars.
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  5. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    It often sounds strangely half-formed, like a clutch of demos rather than a band at the height of their powers.
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  6. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    They will remain a formidable live proposition, but Maxïmo Park's third album has to go down as a disappointment - especially given the band's previous high standards.
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  7. 5.5 |   Pitchfork

    These are the weakest batch of songs Maxïmo Park's brought into the studio to date.
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  8. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Maxïmo Park haven’t failed with this third LP, not at all—it’s just that they haven’t done much of anything.
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  9. 4.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    It is old hat, not new wave.
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  10. 4.0 |   The Observer

    They've replaced the intelligent, coming-of-age yarns with dull, forgettable riffs scattered with cliches.
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