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8.0
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DIY
It rarely drops beneath being anything less than brilliant
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8.0
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8.0 |
Time Out
A sound as clean and sharp as a sushi knife
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8.0
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8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Shopping remain as idiosyncratic as they are addictive
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8.0
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8.0 |
The 405
Though the record as a whole is phenomenal, there's a particularly toothsome middle third
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
A breakneck, open-eared, positivist post-punk canter
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Shopping make listeners lean in and pay close attention, proving along the way that they don't have to choose between tradition and growth to make a strong second album
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8.0
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Art Rocker
The Delta 5 – Au Pairs influences are still present.
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
A sense of street-smarts survival runs through Why Choose
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7.5
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Earbuddy
Their best asset is their phenomenal energy, it just sounds like they’re having fun while playing
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
It’s an unexpectedly lighthearted capper on an album often clouded with darkness — but completely aligned with post-punk’s propensity to flout expectations in the name of artistic progress
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7.0
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Crack
While you could accuse Shopping of being archeologists of their genre, Why Choose captures the essence of playful post-punk at its best
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
British post-punk trio dance their way through a politically sharp breakthrough LP
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
If Shopping's intentions really were just to make people dance, they've managed it all over again
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7.0
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PopMatters
The East London trio's knack for punk repetition with a funk sensibility isn’t novel, though what makes them stand out is their poised, joyful interplay
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6.0
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NOW
It satisfies in a way similar to seeing the final pages of your fanzine come spitting through a photocopier
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6.0
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6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Live, Shopping are a disco powerhouse, as well as building on their fantastic DIY aesthetic. But on Why Choose?, they sadly lose a lot of their manic, propulsive momentum
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