The Fall reviews (NME, Pitchfork…)

A couple of prominent publications have recently reviewed The Fall:-

In the latest issue of NME, out today, The Fall is given 8/10: “It’s immediately clear that this is a profoundly different beast to the previous three albums… feels less like a talented middle-aged man and his sleb mates having a laugh and more like a cohesive album. So there aren’t any retreads of ‘DARE’ or ‘Clint Eastwood” but it is a stunning album from start to finish. We are treated to the lascivious Ohio Players / G-funk synth stylings of ‘The Snake In Dallas’ which sounds as if Dr Dre had been called in to produce The Go! Team. ‘Amarillo’ is a lachrymal ballad worthy of Blur in their pomp and ‘The Joplin Spider’ is aqua-crunk gone pop. Thankfully, Albarn has now announced that this album is to get a physical release this month, which is fitting given that this quiet but ambitious record is one of the best he’s been associated with”.

Pitchfork gave the album 5.8/10 and you can read that review here.

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