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Even if Hidden didn't work - and it mostly does - it ought to be celebrated for sheer bravery.On this follow-up to 2008's Beat Pyramid,These New Puritans again build a framework of big thwonking hi... Lees meer

Dat een experiment met blazers, elektronica en agressieve drums zo zou aanslaan, hadden we nooit durven denken. Gewaagd maar vooral geslaagd door het feit dat These New Puritans de grens van de pop... Lees meer

So over the top you have to laugh in amazement, the audacious second album from this English foursome is an unholy fusion of fractured hip-hop textures and art-pop decoration (somber brass, childre... Lees meer

As much as first albums can capture bands in their purest form, debuts can also find them over-emulating influences, regurgitating what inspired them instead of building upon it. That was the knock... Lees meer

If at times their aspirations outstrip their execution, it’s not by much, and Hidden, the sophomore disc from Jack Barnett and his band, These New Puritans, is certainly a grand display of both a... Lees meer

Hidden is a real UK horror show, mixing grim, industrial beats with mannered, regal horns and a persistent aura of foggy uneasiness. These New Puritans reveal a penchant for æsthetic violence and ... Lees meer

Met een extreem hoge lading bombast en invloeden geplukt uit het hele muzikale spectrum geeft These New Puritans 'Hidden' een oneerlijke start. Het is namelijk moeilijk om in tijden van iTunes-tops... Lees meer

These New Puritans kicked off their first record (the totally solid Beat Pyramid) with a disquieting, confrontational question: "What's your favorite number, what does it mean?" From there, the so... Lees meer

"Some hearts bleedSo do theseSome sounds can put tides in seas"Suddenly, These New Puritans mean business. (Frankly, it’s good to see them meaning anything.) Compared to the negation-for-negation’s... Lees meer

Don't be mistaken: this is indeed the second album from English post-punk agitators These New Puritans. You'll be thrown off by first track "Time Xone," which features only a 13-piece brass and woo... Lees meer