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By Default

Band of Skulls

By Default

Fourth album of alt.rock blues from Southampton three-piece

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5.5

Label
BMG
UK Release date
27/05/2016
US Release date
27/05/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    Band of Skulls have added influences from movie soundtracks and dance music to their indie blues rock foundations, marking a more eclectic new phase in the group’s life
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  2. 7.0 |   The Music

    There's still plenty of the usual swagger throughout that comes bursting out of the gate with opener Black Magic
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  3. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    It may not quite scale the heights of Himalayan but the appeal of By Default lies in different quarters, with some of the choruses easily the best the band have put to record
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  4. 6.5 |   Beardfood

    Cherry pick your favourite tracks and add them to your “2016” playlist
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  5. 6.0 |   Q

    They've audibly thrown everything at By Default. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Uncut

    The attitudinal posturing wears thin on "Killer" but stuttering funk, the Depeche Mode in the moshpit vibe of "Little Mamma" and a timely nod to Prince on closer "Something" all hit the spot. Print edition only

  7. 4.0 |   The Independent

    The main problem is that overall, the aptly-titled By Default just lacks excitement and panache
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  8. 3.5 |   Earbuddy

    I know what I am, but does Band of Skulls know what kind of band they are?
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  9. 3.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Band of Skulls know how to make a ladrock hit, and By Default is littered with them.
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  • 2. Back of Beyond N/A
  • 3. Killer N/A
  • 4. Bodies N/A
  • 5. Tropical Disease N/A
  • 6. So Good N/A
  • 7. This is My Fix N/A
  • 8. Little Mamma N/A
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  • 10. In Love by Default N/A
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