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Feb 20, 2025With ‘Blindness’, The Murder Capital have crafted an album that feels both urgent and timeless. Simply put, it’s nothing short of a triumph.
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Feb 26, 2025It’s a record that captures The Murder Capital at their most raw and uncompromising – alive in the turbulence, unafraid of what lies within and around them.
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Feb 21, 2025‘Blindness’ revolutionises The Murder Capital’s sound once more and this prioritisation of urgency and energy brings an infectious listen.
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MojoFeb 20, 2025With both McGovern's baritone soul-mining and Damien Tuit's mercurial six-string electrifying throughout, Blindness should rightly see these Irishmen advance to the Premier Division. [Apr 2025, p.83]
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Feb 20, 2025The album captures the band at their most independent, revelling in high-energy performances while embracing a broad eclecticism.
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Feb 20, 2025Blindness doesn’t necessarily come together in the way a record ideally would, despite the fact that the songs are largely high-quality. Nonetheless, I’m quite intrigued by the record’s final stretch, which notably improves the overall feeling of this release.
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Mar 10, 2025Some of its slower moments sap momentum rather than deepen the record’s emotional heft. But even when Blindness doesn’t fully deliver on its most striking ideas, The Murder Capital remain a band worth watching—restless, searching, and always ready to keep their “hand in the flame.
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Classic Rock MagazineApr 2, 2025Same edgy, post-punk, anything-could-happen-next discomfort about them [as 90s band Compulsion]. Which is nice. [May 2025, p.79]