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8.5
97920
8.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Childhood has grown up, moving out of dirty basements and into sleek ‘70s clubs
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8.0
97838
8.0 |
The Guardian
While there’s still room to push it further, Childhood are clearly coming of age
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8.0
97861
8.0 |
Mojo
A summer soul smash. Print edition only
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8.0
97789
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An infectious rush of soul, funk and pop music
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8.0
97790
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
A melody-driven, good-time record of fabulous soul-pop
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8.0
97791
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s so smooth and sensual in parts, it could act as an aphrodisiac
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8.0
97812
8.0 |
Q
This irresistibly funky makeover feels like the emergence of a major new talent. Print edition only
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8.0
97817
8.0 |
NME
‘Universal High’ is the reinvention we never knew we needed
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8.0
97835
8.0 |
All Music
The new sound may be a surprise, but it could also be the sound of summer
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7.5
98273
7.5 |
Earbuddy
While Childhood’s debut was somewhat promising if a little ho-hum, Universal High‘s ambitious changes pay off in big ways
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7.0
97965
7.0 |
Gig Soup
Ben Romans-Hopcraft has now taken the helm of the project and it feels more like a personal expression of his roots, a far cry from the loose-guitared tropical four-piece that they used to be
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7.0
97825
7.0 |
Under The Radar
Ultimately, the record is a lot of fun and will sit best with those who avoid taking life and love too seriously
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6.7
97833
6.7 |
Paste Magazine
Change is good and expected from new, learning artists, but lacking a distinguishable characteristic to cling to makes the trajectory for a band like Childhood hazier than the kaleidoscopic jams they started out with
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6.0
97813
6.0 |
Uncut
Universal High usually depends more on mood than focus. A little more of the latter and it would be almost perfect. Print edition only
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6.0
97788
6.0 |
Clash
With much of the record polished to a dull gleam, there’s little else that succeeds in rising above a pleasant but otherwise unremarkable album
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5.0
97836
5.0 |
A.V. Club
Maybe it’s not trying to be anything more than it is—a gliding, gilded diversion. It does that just fine
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