Well put comments, Douglas. Pitchfork have to take credit (or blame) for catapulting Black Kids into the hype loop, but their negative review, complete with pug dogs, seems to me a bit like a snotty tantrum, a simple anti-NME et al lashout.
I personally don't think alot of Partie Traumatic, alot of the raw youthful exuberance of Wizard of Ahhhs has been quashed in favour of a cleaner, more 80s new wave sound. But is that really entirely their fault? I blame the producer, Bernard Butler. He did exactly the same thing to Cut Off Your Hands.
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James Deveraux said on July 30, 2008:
Well put comments, Douglas. Pitchfork have to take credit (or blame) for catapulting Black Kids into the hype loop, but their negative review, complete with pug dogs, seems to me a bit like a snotty tantrum, a simple anti-NME et al lashout.
I personally don't think alot of Partie Traumatic, alot of the raw youthful exuberance of Wizard of Ahhhs has been quashed in favour of a cleaner, more 80s new wave sound. But is that really entirely their fault? I blame the producer, Bernard Butler. He did exactly the same thing to Cut Off Your Hands.