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- Record Label: Better Looking
- Release Date: Apr 24, 2007
- Summary: This is the third album for the English band led by brothers Alex and Tom White, who are also members of the band Brakes.
- Record Label: Better Looking
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 11
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Mixed: 5 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Tom and Alex White prove to be consummate pop musicians on this release, carefully arranging an arresting collection of songs that carry you from track to track and hook to hook with skill.
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For the most part "No Need To Be Downhearted" is a gorgeous record - big music full of small touches.
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MojoFull of regret, hard-won wisdom and DIY pop artistry, No Need To Be Downhearted transcends bog-standard indie to build a world of sophisticated melody and ingenious arrangements. [May 2007, p.112]
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UncutSurprisingly invigorated. [May 2007, p.89]
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The songs are lively and well put together, but sometimes they could be a little more fun.
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It’s hard to imagine a few stellar tracks and a well-flowing album being taken as a negative, but the result just isn’t enough to make these lads stick out.
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When it strays from charmingly retro to willfully 'raw' it all goes wrong.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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JakubMMay 4, 2007It's amazing. Definitely their best record yet. Just sit and listen!!!
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SimonMay 4, 2007
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BigSurMay 4, 2007
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