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CRITICAL WAX

NEW RELEASE ALBUM REVIEWS 2022


We have provided album reviews for a number of websites (see below).  Our own classic album summaries and recommendations can be found over in our Essential section, as well as a guide to essential tracks.  Occasionally CWax ratings are altered by publications to, in their view, better reflect the written review, hence ratings may occasionally differ from those appearing on the publications' own sites.  Click on album cover image for full review.
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A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS - See Through You


musicOMH - February 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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ARCADE FIRE - We

Stereoboard - May 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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ARCTIC MONKEYS - The Car

Stereoboard - October 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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BAND OF HORSES - Things Are Great


Stereoboard - March 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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BEACH HOUSE - Once Twice Melody


Stereoboard - February 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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BEAR'S DEN - Blue Hours


Stereoboard - May 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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THE BLACK ANGELS - Wilderness Of Mirrors

Stereoboard - September 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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THE BLACK KEYS - Dropout Boogie


Stereoboard - May 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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BLOC PARTY - Alpha Games


Stereoboard - April 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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BLOOD RED SHOES - Ghosts On Tape


musicOMH - January 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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THE BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE - Fire Doesn't Grow On Trees

musicOMH - June 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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THE CULT - Under The Midnight Sun

Stereoboard - September 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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EDITORS - EBM

Stereoboard - September 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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EMBRACE - How To Be A Person Like Other People

musicOMH - August 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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FOALS - Life Is Yours

musicOMH - June 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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INTERPOL - The Other Side Of Make-Believe

Stereoboard - July 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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KASABIAN - The Alchemist's Euphoria

Stereoboard - August 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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KIWI JR. - Chopper

Stereoboard - August 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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THE KOOKS - 10 Tracks To Echo In The Dark

Stereoboard - July 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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LIGHTNING SEEDS - See You In The Stars

Stereoboard - October 2022
CWax Rating 50%

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LOOP - Sonancy


musicOMH - March 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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MATTIEL - Georgia Gothic


musicOMH - March 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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MELTS - Maelstrom


musicOMH - May 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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THE MYSTERINES - Reeling


musicOMH - March 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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PINK MOUNTAINTOPS - Peacock Pools


musicOMH - May 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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SEA GIRLS - Homesick


Stereoboard - February 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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SIMPLE MINDS - Direction Of The Heart

Stereoboard - October 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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SOFT CELL - Happiness Not Included


musicOMH - May 2022
CWax Rating 50%

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SPIRITUALIZED - Everything Was Beautiful


Stereoboard - April 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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SPOON - Lucifer On The Sofa


Stereoboard - February 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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STEREOPHONICS - Oochya!


musicOMH - March 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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SUEDE - Autofiction

Stereoboard - September 2022
CWax Rating 90%

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TEARS FOR FEARS - The Tipping Point


musicOMH - February 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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SHARON VAN ETTEN - We've Been Going About This All Wrong


Stereoboard - May 2022
CWax Rating 90%

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KURT VILE - (watch my moves)


Stereoboard - April 2022
CWax Rating 90%

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THE WATERBOYS - All Souls Hill


Stereoboard - May 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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WHITE LIES - As I Try Not To Fall Apart


Stereoboard - February 2022
CWax Rating 60%

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WIDOWSPEAK - The Jacket


Stereoboard - March 2022
CWax Rating 70%

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WORKING MEN'S CLUB - Fear Fear

Stereoboard - July 2022
CWax Rating 80%

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