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Flaws
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Generally favorable reviews
Based on 7 critic reviews
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Album Info
Label: Island
Release Date: 12 July 2010
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Rock, Indie
Summary
Covers of John Martyn's Fairytale Lullaby and Joanna Newsom's Swansea are included in the British band's acoustic second album.
Also By This Artist: I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New Musical Express (NME)
They’ve proved themselves to be a band who defy convention with an album stuffed full of subtle invention and an emotional intensity that you really wouldn’t expect from a band still too young to grow a beard between them.
Read Full Review >BBC Music
Steadman’s vocal stands out – its tremulous quality may be a hangover from, as the story goes, embarrassment at being overheard singing as a kid, but it heightens the sense of an authentically troubled spirit exorcising his demons in the quietly devastating manner of a Nick Drake.
Read Full Review >Drowned In Sound
Flaws is perfectly executed and well produced and if you inhale the album in short, sharp breaths, then you may just find the middle of the road a charming place to be, for a brief moment anyway.
Read Full Review >musicOMH.com
It's a mature progression for a talented band who, having started out at the tender age of just 15, now seem much clearer on which direction they want to take.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
Hence the London outfit's second album is an all-acoustic, bucolic affair. [Aug 2010, p.116]
The Guardian
Although the occasional restrained bass works well, this transitional album works best with just voice and guitar.
Read Full Review >Pitchfork
Flaws is well-produced, many of its songs nicely augmented by fleet drumming and intricate guitar figures, but Steadman's lack of having anything interesting to say and inability to say it distinctively ultimately sinks the endeavor.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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