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Jul 16, 2014Model of You is neither sparse nor overstuffed, relying on a few, highly polished elements to make up each song and allowing each of them ample space to unfold.
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Jul 7, 2014The music is bigger, bolder and more direct, but crucially there is still that lingering murkiness on the edges.
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Jul 7, 2014For the most part, Model Of You pushes Cloud Boat out into broader, more turbulent waters.
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Jul 7, 2014As a whole, Model of You shows a marked improvement from their debut and a distinct line of evolution, which is tough to pull off in such a short gap between releases.
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Jul 7, 2014Whilst it doesn’t always work, and the shorter tracks do little to add value, the atmosphere they generate is often spine tingling.
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Q MagazineAug 28, 2014There are times even [Tom Clarke] threatens to get swallowed up in a swirling mix that leaves the post-dubstep scene decisively behind them. [Sep 2014, p.106]
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Jul 30, 2014There’s no pandering to musical tastes, no whimsical experimentation, but instead real unity between a song’s musicality and meaning.
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Jul 7, 2014The real flaw, if there is one, is that they might have strayed a little too far from their roots. The uninitiated, though, will see this as an intriguing electro-pop record, first and foremost.
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Jul 31, 2014This sounds like a case of a band unraveling their weirdness.