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Sep 6, 2024Viva Hinds has the first songs they’ve ever recorded in their native tongue, the moody “Mala Vista” and the delightfully peppy “En Forma,” which has manic 1960s French ye-ye energy topped with 1980s synth-pop blurts, yet overflows with their punked-up attitude.
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Sep 6, 2024Hinds pull off their reboot with daring and style, in the process making a record easily good enough to stand proudly alongside their best work.
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Sep 6, 2024You may have arrived at VIVA HINDS for the Beck and Grian Chatten collaborative tracks, but you’ll end up staying for the whole wild party.
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Sep 5, 2024The album closers says “Bon Voyage” in style – with a short but infectious final offering. At just over the three minute mark, sultry vocals dominate – making sure that Viva Hinds is not a record to be forgotten, but sweetly lingers.
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Sep 5, 2024Overall, the album expands on the iconic Trippy Gum and Bamboo, showcasing how Cosials' drawl and Perrote’s wailing blend into a beautiful melody you want to sing along to.
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MojoSep 4, 2024There’s an irresistibly slinky Stones groove to Boom Boom Back (Beck Hansen yelps mid-chorus), while Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten guests on the smouldering Stranger. Throughout, Cosials and Perrote joyfully excel. [Oct 2024, p.88]
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UncutSep 4, 2024The fourth album by childhood friends Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote is a masterclass in simple but devastatingly effective melodies. [Oct 2024, p.36]
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Sep 4, 2024They have made bold strides on ‘VIVA HINDS’, enlisting A-list guest stars and following the lead of their last record by venturing into fresh territory: ‘Mala Vista’ pairs Spanish-language vocals with a groove-driven guitar, while there’s a touch of dream-pop to spacey closer ‘Bon Voyage’.
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Sep 4, 2024Returning as a duo obviously suits them, as this may be the band’s best album to date. Viva Hinds, indeed.
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Sep 6, 2024Rather than stick to a strict concept or theme, Hinds have done what they do best, and have always done best: They write songs about love and loss, with just the right punch of melodic, jangly guitar to give edge to that sticky sweetness.
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Sep 30, 2024Viva Hinds is more than a celebration of friends; it’s a high water mark for the reinvigorated Hinds.
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Sep 10, 2024Sensual and honest, Viva Hinds feels close to the chest, with throbbing pianos, soaring synthesizers, and drum machines accompanying profound reflections on staying true to oneself in love.
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Record CollectorOct 21, 2024Amid choppy tales of panic attacks (En Forma) and break-ups (the Can't Stand Me Now-ish On My Own), Coffee's disarmingly breezy valentine to self-indulgence serves dreamy catharsis. [Nov 2024, p.100]