They’ve deftly struck the balance between breaking new ground and retaining their sound while making a record that has – bold statement alert – NO bad songs on it.
It’s a smart heart record that will bring you sunshine and inexplicably make you feel better about yourself.
Less whimsy and more substance. This is clear from the very outset with album opener, ‘Two Cousins’, where this South Yorkshire duo fully demonstrate their percussive maturity. This reviewer is overjoyed that Taylor has been given the greater share of the vocals, though the best tracks feature the duo’s wonderful harmonies. Two sombre tracks which stand out are the sublime ‘Hackney Marsh’, and the slow-burner ‘You, Earth, or Ash’. Another accomplished ... read more
Best Track: Two Cousins, Beginners, Gold Mountain, or Horses Jumping (Horses Jumping & Paradise)
Worst Track: Hackney Marsh
Most Overrated Track: The Dog
Most Underrated Track: You, Earth or Ash
1 | Two Cousins 3:50 | 91 |
2 | If We're Still Alive 3:17 | 88 |
3 | Never Look Back 4:30 | 87 |
4 | When I'm Waking 3:43 | 92 |
5 | Hackney Marsh 3:52 | 84 |
6 | Beginners 4:15 | 90 |
7 | You, Earth, or Ash 4:27 | 84 |
8 | Gold Mountain 3:23 | 83 |
9 | The Dog 2:42 | 85 |
10 | Horses Jumping 10:59 Includes hidden track "Paradise" | 86 |
#17 | / | musicOMH |
#19 | / | DIY |
#25 | / | Under the Radar |
#47 | / | The Fly |
#48 | / | NME |
#68 | / | PopMatters |