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10.0
80062
10.0 |
musicOMH
It’s a very special second album that will resonate deeply both with early adopters and the wider audience that Ought will surely capture
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8.5
79843
8.5 |
The 405
Sun Coming Down already feels like a cult classic and an institution that embraces a thousand sides of the punk rock coin while retaining a steadfast originality
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8.0
79844
8.0 |
Spin
Reasonably optimistic, fiercely intelligent sophomore album
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8.0
79890
8.0 |
NOW
The way Ought confront modern bleakness is understandably disaffected but ultimately moving and celebratory, in the idealistic tradition of punk
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8.0
79839
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There’s a marked step forward in the deceptive depth of Sun Coming Down, and Ought perhaps traded in some of their debut longplayer’s immediacy in getting it, but their wit and emotional complexity remain stronger than ever
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8.0
79840
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A beautiful record that will also fill that Sonic Youth-shaped hole in your life
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8.0
79841
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Confident enough to bury their influences – David Byrne, Talking Heads, Modern Lovers et al. – a little deeper this time, Ought seem unencumbered by history and intent on carving out their own legacy
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8.0
79842
8.0 |
Pitchfork
If More Than Any Other Day was about the hard-fought, triumphant ascent, Sun Coming Down is the giddy, daredevil "wheeeeee!" down the other side of the peak
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8.0
80108
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Ambitious Canadian post-punk crew go deeper into the anxious groove on their second album
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8.0
79990
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Constantly engages and enthralls with an odd sense of humor, cementing Ought as one of the few contemporary post-punk acts that seamlessly merge frantic irreverence with feral intelligence
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8.0
80434
8.0 |
Art Rocker
The music’s more fraught, whilst Darcy abounds in wit
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8.0
80646
8.0 |
Gig Soup
The well-executed balance of raw instrumentation and quirky storytelling is constantly present, and makes for a very satisfying listen
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7.5
80433
7.5 |
Beardfood
Nobody else is making this kind of music right now
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7.5
80146
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Sun Coming Down is succinct without being rushed
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7.5
79912
7.5 |
The Quietus
Listening to the record feels like hearing a neurotic, paranoid version of Pavement
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7.0
80242
7.0 |
PopMatters
Gives us just enough new ideas while highlighting everything that makes this band great
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6.0
80367
6.0 |
Mojo
Still pursuing their very pwn post-punk revival. Print edition only
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6.0
79921
6.0 |
Earbuddy
None of the music presented here is necessarily new or adds anything to the conversation. It’s clear that Ought was shooting for high art, but sadly came up short
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4.5
80148
4.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Sun Coming Down is another failure to launch from a band that, as Franz Ferdinand might put it, could do so much better
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