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MojoOct 28, 2016It is striking how old school and immediate it sounds. [Dec 2016, p.90]
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Q MagazineOct 27, 2016Any darkness never overwhelms an album which feels as welcoming as an unscheduled drink with an old friend. [Dec 2016, p.110]
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Oct 27, 2016Despite the departure of original member Cathal “Chas Smash” Smyth, the elements that made Madness one of the most beloved bands of the early 1980s are intact on Can’t Touch Us Now, their first album for four years.
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Dec 12, 2016On Can't Touch Us Now, the smarts and the songwriting are closer to the forefront, and it's a fine showcase of what they still do well.
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UncutOct 27, 2016All the usual Madness fixtures are present--the jaunty ska-meets-Motown rhythms, the tricksy chromatic chord changes, the well-crafted narratives. What much of the album lacks is any kind of heart. [Dec 2016, p.32]
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Oct 27, 2016Can’t Touch Us Now doesn’t have quite the exploratory breadth of Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da, but there’s enough variety to animate their tableaux of social portraits.
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Jan 13, 2017This isn’t the work of a group that has nothing left to say but is, instead, evidence of a group unsure of what it should say.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 2 out of 9
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Oct 31, 2016
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Oct 28, 2016