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Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

  • Summary: Produced by Ross Orton, the second full-length release for the British rock band formed by the Loveless brothers includes a new bassist, Ron Graham.
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The Woods
Take a walk in the woods I've got a rasping in my chest My memory's kind- a blurry like a VHS If we fought last night I can't remember anything you... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. DIY Magazine
    Apr 2, 2015
    100
    A journey of self-discovery, confidence abounding like limits simply don’t exist.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 31, 2015
    90
    This isn’t so much a progression as a rebirth.
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Mar 31, 2015
    85
    Their second album continues the work of the first, a yardstick for the heavy guitar sound, and is in its own way as hard hitting, visceral and effortlessly brilliant.
  4. Q Magazine
    Apr 1, 2015
    80
    They've simply honed their sound to an aggressively melodic point. [May 2015, p.104]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    Apr 21, 2015
    70
    They make going nowhere fast sound like the only way to travel.
  6. The Quietus
    Apr 16, 2015
    70
    In short, a solid enough second effort with some promise for a more expansive third.
  7. The Observer (UK)
    Apr 6, 2015
    60
    A solid follow-up rather than any sort of great leap forward.

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  1. Muddsjr
    Jun 24, 2015
    4
    Undertow starts off fairly well, before it begins to plod the rest of the way. The big, atmospheric sound used at the beginning either makesUndertow starts off fairly well, before it begins to plod the rest of the way. The big, atmospheric sound used at the beginning either makes what isn't so big sound unfortunately weak and what is also atmospheric afterwards feel repetitive, it's an album of limits.… Expand

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