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10.0
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10.0 |
The Arts Desk
There's nothing resembling a duff track here (a remarkable feat in today's supposedly post-album environment)
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9.1
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9.1 |
Consequence Of Sound
It’s the rare late era LP that blossoms with life, while also echoing the past, as Peter Saville’s minimalist cover art suggests
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9.0
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9.0 |
The Music
Frankly, this is unlike any record they've done before
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Battered but unbowed, this album lays claim to iconic status
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
Impressive in scale, the layers precisely pitched. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Unlearn This Heartache stuffs you into the underbelly of electronica, a harsh, apocalyptical soundscape that only this band could make blindly danceable
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8.0
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8.0 |
The List
An essential album that plugs into the best of what New Order do
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
It’s the album that New Order fans have been dreaming of for years and it will no doubt be cherished
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
By taking their time and hiring the right contributors, New Order have made their best album since 1989's Technique
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Fresh, danceable album with intriguing diversions
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8.0
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8.0 |
Under The Radar
The album not only preserves New Order's heritage but strides out as an ambitious, fascinating, and profoundly enjoyable record that feels like something of a fitting farewell
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
The synths are back as New Order re-discover what made them so great
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
An unexpectedly coherent return
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8.0
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8.0 |
God Is In The TV
I can’t see Music Complete being anyone’s favourite New Order record, but it’s a worthy addition to their incredible back catalogue
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8.0
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State
An ambitious album that will appeal to both long time New Order fans and indeed any one unfamiliar with their music
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8.0
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Gig Soup
Both a throwback and a breath of fresh air
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8.0
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8.0 |
NOW
Bernard Sumner's rhymes are still a bit cutesy and obvious, but, as ever, the same old quibbles take a backseat when the pop is this solid
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8.0
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8.0 |
FasterLouder
Progressive, consistent and high quality
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7.5
80497
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Music Complete succeeds in introducing a new audience to New Order
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7.5
80207
7.5 |
A.V. Club
New Order’s best album in more than 20 years, an accomplishment that sounds more impressive than it actually is
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7.5
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7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In many ways Music Complete is the follow up to Technique that never happened
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7.2
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Pitchfork
Music Complete certainly doesn’t do anything to diminish New Order’s formidable legacy, but it doesn’t necessarily expand upon it either. That being said, it still sounds like classic New Order
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Dance-rock pioneers re-reinvent themselves after three decades
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7.0
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Drowned In Sound
Here’s the thing: New Order have made a really good album, one that easily justifies their soldiering on
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
It doesn’t approach their artistic peak of 30-plus years ago, but it doesn’t have to. Music Complete is the best New Order album since 1989’s Technique
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7.0
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Uncut
Rediscover their disco-mojo on stellar comeback. Print edition only
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6.0
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The Independent
The album comprises a series of scuttling bleepscapes lent individual character by unorthodox instrumental detail
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6.0
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6.0 |
Clash
The album's greatest success is that it restores the band's dignity after their two previously uninspiring LPs, but it does little to enhance their formidable legacy
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4.0
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4.0 |
DIY
Clumsy, throwaway and out of touch. ‘Music Complete’ serves to dilute New Order’s output
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