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- Summary: The 12th full-length studio release from Manchester post-punk band A Certain Ratio was produced and mixed by Dan Carey.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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- Positive: 9 out of 10
- Mixed: 1 out of 10
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- Apr 19, 2024A Certain Ratio’s 2024 model is a lean, mean, fighting machine that delivers one of their very finest albums to date – and for a band who have been in existence for more than 45 years, that really is saying something.
- Apr 19, 2024If it’s hard to avoid a certain deja vu in the urban Manchester feel or Johnson’s signature drum fills, there are more bubbling electronics this time and the songs span a spectrum from introspection to euphoria.
- Record CollectorJun 12, 2024This, with producer Dan Carey keeping things sharp, is another streamlined thriller, recorded in double-quick time. [Jun 2024, p.100]
- Apr 22, 2024With help from Squid producer Dan Carey, the band’s core trio (Donald Johnson, Jez Kerr, and Martin Moscrop) have generated a wealth of modern beats and future-shocked textures, all while remaining in touch with their trademark spongy grooves and sharp rhythmic corners.
- Jun 11, 2024A Certain Ratio find inspiration in their past work and the music that initially inspired them to create art that exists quite nicely in 2024.
- UncutApr 17, 2024The band's first full-length project with prolific writer-producer dan Carey mostly stays within familiar punk-funk parameters, but is generally an infectiously kinetic, richly detailed, timeless affair. [May 2024, p.29]
- Apr 25, 2024The first half verges on sluggish -- the call to "Release the pressure -- big, big fun" comes across as unenthusiastic, maybe even sarcastic -- but most of the songs do have an alluring quality. There's considerably more verve and buoyancy to the second half.
