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May 9, 2014Without drastically cleaning up their act, the album turns in a subtler, more thoughtful take on some of the same contradictory themes of enthusiasm and bitterness that made their debut so enjoyable.
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May 9, 2014If Youth Culture Forever runs the risk of alienating listeners who aren’t particularly interested in what young people have to say about anything, though, it’s a mark of the album’s endearing success that PAWS don’t seem to care.
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Jun 9, 2014It’s enlivening, inspiring, frustrating and maddening in equal measure--and you always wonder what’s coming next.
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Jun 2, 2014The Glasgow trio bring an almighty ruckus on second album Youth Culture Forever, building on the ear-splitting success of 2012 debut ‘Cokefloat!’ while discovering enough new shades of grey to give EL James a run for her money.
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Alternative PressMay 9, 2014While often only feeling like baby steps forward from Cokefloat!, YCF's determined traces of progress makes it a very worthy successor. [Jun 2014, p.110]
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May 9, 2014PAWS may never hit the heady heights of their more ear-friendly brethren, but they've created a record that's undeniably, unequivocally Scottish. And that in itself is an impressive feat.