Don't let the opinion of children lead you astray, this is another excellent album by the UK's best current post-punk band.
The singles left me puzzled, but it was the same for Stumpwork before it came out. Each song is like a part of a face, like an eyebrow or a chin, and album is the full portrait.
Interesting -- although a bit precious -- production choices by the band and Cate LeBon.
The only critic review so far is from Pitchfork, and it reads like a lot more than a 7.0. It feels like the author is saying "The album is wonderfully unique and powerful, but also ugly and challenging, so the average listener will find it repulsive therefore it's just a 7, never mind, it's not as great as I've been describing it."
It is tortured. It is ugly. It is wilfully long and obtuse. It's also emotional, raw, constantly surprising, and goddamned powerful. You can love it, it's ... read more
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