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8.0
84743
8.0 |
Q
The sound of a band getting back to their best. Print edition only
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8.0
84745
8.0 |
The Music
Confidently references the best from Primal Scream's supreme back catalogue
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8.0
84784
8.0 |
NOW
Occasionally, songs sound a little too derivative of older Scream, but Gillespie's desire to look inward feels genuine
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8.0
84829
8.0 |
DIY
More than anything it proves that having fun and doing exactly what you feel like is never going out of style
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8.0
84857
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
There's enough on Chaosmosis to keep even the most casual fan occupied over the months ahead
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7.5
85059
7.5 |
Beardfood
Proof that platitudes littering radio-friendly hits can be resurrected with style and grace
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7.5
84821
7.5 |
A.V. Club
When the group toys with synth-pop and krautrock elements, such as on the metronomic “Carnival Of Fools,” it pushes Chaosmosis further into retro territory, which is not a bad place to be
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
Solid proof that Primal Scream are only getting better at blurring the lines between oddball and popular music, and in fact they pretty much erode it completely
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7.0
84741
7.0 |
Clash
‘Chaosmosis’ from its title onwards is endearingly flawed, but the sense of communal enjoyment with which they are synonymous radiates from a large swathe of this material and it remains pretty addictive
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Primal Scream finally have some idea what they want to be when they grow up. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
PopMatters
They’re still on the side of the angels and fighting the good fight but for a band that once excelled at being extraordinary, Chaosmosis is, occasionally, too ordinary
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Skinny
The highlights here are as good as anything Bobby Gillespie and co-writer Andrew Innes have fashioned since 2000's touchstone XTRMNTR
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6.0
84814
6.0 |
The Irish Times
An aspect of the band people tend to overlook is their pop nous, and Chaosmosis is full of it
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Coherence is not this album’s strong point, then, but it all hangs together – just
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6.0
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6.0 |
Pitchfork
Encumbered by an uncharacteristic restraint and tentativeness.
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Chaosmosis has its moments, but it sure is patchy
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6.0
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6.0 |
Exclaim
It's an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right. It's a shame Primal Scream weren't able to execute an entire album of contemporary pop songs — that could have been their fourth renaissance
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6.0
85414
6.0 |
FasterLouder
As it is, it is an impressive effort, but may have been even better as an EP
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6.0
84960
6.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Much of the layered bombast we’ve come to expect from Primal Scream is absent here
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6.0
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6.0 |
Spin
They’re free, to do what they want, any old time. And it costs them
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6.0
84912
6.0 |
The Observer
Chaosmosis is bright, honed and fun, though too many past stylistic bases are covered at the expense of new ground
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6.0
84916
6.0 |
musicOMH
Compared to some of Primal Scream’s bold ventures in the past, it may be a bit lightweight, but it’s full of effervescent appeal
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6.0
84926
6.0 |
State
It is admirable that thirty years into their career, Primal Scream continue to churn out records of any note, but it is nonetheless a shame that standards slipped for the latter half of this LP
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6.0
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6.0 |
God Is In The TV
Primal Scream have refined their approach to the agnostic millenarian tradition they joined circa Vanishing Point
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5.7
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5.7 |
Paste Magazine
Primal Scream’s best records dissolved genres together like potions; Chaosmosis seems happy just to ride out the groove
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5.0
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5.0 |
Gig Soup
It's yet another reinvention, this time trying their hand at 21st century synth-pop, but its scaled back and accessible approach leave it feeling quite lifeless
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5.0
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5.0 |
No Ripcord
Even for the most resilient artists, the well of reinvention eventually runs dry
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5.0
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5.0 |
All Music
Electronic easy listening never was the intention of Primal Scream. That's just where Chaosmosis happened to end up
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5.0
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5.0 |
Uncut
A jumbled record that veers from nostalgia to wobbly Bontempi soul to hushed acid-folk without ever finding a sound of its own. Print edition only
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Arts Desk
While Primal Scream’s career may have been, somewhat against the odds, a long one, quality control issues are nothing new
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4.0
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4.0 |
Evening Standard
Gillespie still can’t sing though and the lack of distinctive voice makes their manic assimilation of ideas feel more like a weakness
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4.0
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4.0 |
Crack
Feels confusing, unthreatening and disjointed
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4.0
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4.0 |
The FT
“I can change,” Bobby Gillespie choruses in his washed-out way. He sounds enervated by the prospect
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3.0
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3.0 |
The Quietus
There was a time when Primal Scream were considered essential, and more than anything, Chaosmosis simply confirms that those days remain firmly in the past
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