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Jun 6, 2018This is a slick, confident, emotionally mature and balanced album, crammed with zingers, from a band who know their territory like the back of their hands.
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May 21, 2018Right now, though, they’ve rediscovered themselves, and there’s no reason why a new audience can’t discover them.
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Kerrang!May 17, 2018A deft and skillful trio, here songs such as the effervescent Annabel, the spacious and confident It's A Trap and the irrepressible, bouncing Buzzkill make this point with insouciant ease. [19 May 2018, p.55]
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May 17, 2018Islands is as ferocious and catchy as ever. And while it’s undoubtedly a record of consolidation, a return to familiar home ground, it also gently scouts new territory.
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Jun 14, 2018Islands will take a little longer to hit the spot. When it does though, it could well challenge some of their best efforts, even if their diehard fans fail to agree on first listen.
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Jun 6, 2018Islands--cool, catchy, and a whole lot of fun--has them back on form.
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May 21, 2018The music is moody and atmospheric, the lyrics an attempt to compromise regret over the past with hope for the future.
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Jul 17, 2018Tim Wheeler--who produced the record on his own--is as much a craftsman as a songwriter, hammering out melodies and riffs, and his resulting tunes aren't fashionable, but they are sturdy.
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MojoMay 17, 2018There, is, alas, something much more formulaic sounding about All That I have Left, but for at least 42 of its 46 minutes, Islands is an invigorating place to be marooned. [Jun 2018, p.94]
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Q MagazineMay 17, 2018It's sweetly out of step with prevailing pop trends, but it will certainly strike a chord with anyone who has ever had their heart broken. [Jul 2018, p.108]
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