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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release for The Futureheads lead singer followed a rocky three years that saw the end of his marriage and a bipolar diagnosis that eventually put him in the hospital.
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- Record Label: Sirenspire Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Jun 8, 2016To have taken the most complex psychological crisis and distilled it into a record which is not only so powerful but also so coherent and assured is awe-inspiring. Malody is a towering testimony to the power of song and marks the (re)birth of an exceptional artist.
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MojoJun 8, 2016Malody might be uneasy listening but it's as brave as it is completely unexpected. [Jul 2016, p.90]
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Jun 9, 2016It’s a buoyantly hopeful album where Hyde gives a final wave goodbye to his darkest days before moving on to greener pastures.
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Jul 15, 2016It’ll be a shock to the system for Futureheads fanatics anticipating herky-jerky guitar pop, but with the distraught Monster Again, nakedly vulnerable Thunder Song and the graceful, elegiac titular song standing out; it makes for an intensely cathartic and wholly absorbing experience for listeners prepared to dump their preconceptions at the door.
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UncutJun 8, 2016There are moments, such as in "Crazy Love" and "Monster Again," where the vibe is less open-hearted confessional than "Futurehead Does Andrew Lloyd Webber." Even so, this is a brave and extremely poignant piece of work. [Jul 2016, p.74]
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Q MagazineJun 8, 2016A song cycle that ruminates on his condition and travails to an orch-pop soundtrack of piano, strings and voice. [#361, p.111]