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80
‘Viola Beach’ is not the debut album they would have made, but it’s the only legacy they’ll leave; you’re glad that it exists but, at the same time, you wish it didn’t have to.
9y
75
There’s an exuberance to the entire record that feels genuine and fresh, like it was captured unexpectedly.
9y
70
Despite the unavoidable, unbearable sadness of its context Viola Beach is best celebrated for its lightness.
9y
70
Despite the haunting narrative tied to the album, Viola Beach remains the sound of youth, hope, and possibility.
9y
70
Viola Beach’s story is very much unfinished, and regrettably it must remain so. That they produced these nine tracks—average at times, but always well-structured and ear catching—within just two years makes the whole affair even more catastrophic.
9y
5 years onto their tragic death, Viola Beach's posthumous album to this day still holds up and if you ask me, could've been festival headliners to this day.
It's still a great entry with very engaging, passion tracks and some wonderful summery vibes (With some Bombay Bicycle Club and Peace chimes).
The finale "Boys That Sing" though sealed it for me and it saddens me because that's the track (That Coldplay respectfully covered at Glastonbury) should have been their own summer festival ... read more
I heard about these guys from a lazy masquerade video relating to their untimely death. And while it's not alot, this is a decent little indie project that showed that Viola Beach had a lot of potential. rest in peace to all 4 members, they truely did not deserve what happened to them
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Track List
| 1 | Swings and Waterslides 3:39 | 87 |
| 2 | Like a Fool 2:51 | 74 |
| 3 | Go Outside 3:48 | 80 |
| 4 | Cherry Vimto 3:38 | 77 |
| 5 | Drunk 4:09 | 85 |
| 6 | Really Wanna Call 3:43 | 72 |
| 7 | Call You Up 4:58 | 88 |
| 8 | Get to Dancing (Live BBC Session) 3:55 | 78 |
| 9 | Boys That Sing 3:16 | 88 |
Total Length: 33 minutes
