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Suicide Songs

MONEY

Suicide Songs

Second album from the Manchester alt. rock band fronted by Jamie Lee

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Bella Union Records
UK Release date
29/01/2016
US Release date
29/01/2016
  1. 9.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Despite its impending theme of hopelessness, Suicide Songs delivers on every level – not least of which is highlighting Jamie Lee as one of the finest wordsmiths of his generation
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    This is not as bleak or as unrelenting a record as it might seem on the face of it, and it isn’t, either, quite the record we might have expected to follow The Shadow of Heaven
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Bigger, brighter and possibly even more beautiful than before
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  4. 8.0 |   Clash

    Equally fragile and resplendent in its execution, it's the kind of album that stays with you long after its haunting close
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    A haunting, howling album that, despite outward signs, is above all tuneful and engaging
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  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    A glorious cry from the heart that delivers a real emotional wallop
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  7. 8.0 |   Q

    Far from being a downer, these songs are frequently sublime. Print edition only

  8. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Intense. Print edition only

  9. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Richly arranged reflections. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is a work of great individuality and poise that should increase MONEY’s currency as one of the best young British bands to emerge in recent years
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  11. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    A really honest-sounding record from start to finish and deserves an elevated place in those end of year lists
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  12. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    This album expresses the complications with communicating about mental health in a way that only music can
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  13. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Juggles anguish and optimism in equal measure, somehow mournful and triumphant in search for some kind of personal salvation
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  14. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    Suicide Songs is both consoling and encouraging, revealing itself fully only after repeated listens and paying dividends each time
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  15. 7.5 |   The 405

    The timelessness of this album reflects the nature of its subject matter
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  16. 7.0 |   The Music

    A lesson in not judging a book (or record) by its cover
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  17. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A solid and beautifully put together record (the proof is in the listening; you can feel that the whole group put their all into making it), but at times the expansive tracks do start to feel a bit, well, samey
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  18. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    The undoubted highlight here is the eight-minute masterpiece "Night Came"
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  19. 7.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Throughout, the onus is on vocal takes that are emotionally honest rather than technically perfect, and this rawness helps strengthen the record’s desolate narrative
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  20. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Carries despair and hope in equal volumes
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  21. 6.0 |   DIY

    An album that’s excellent at times, but which arrived with preconceptions so strong that could never be matched
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  22. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    A Manchester band who create some beautiful music. But the singing is not on the money
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