Ornaments from the Silver Arcade | ||||
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Released | 4 April 2011 | |||
Recorded | Seedy Belly Studios, Los Angeles | |||
Genre | Indie rock, post-punk revival | |||
Label | Gadzook | |||
Producer | Nick Launay | |||
Young Knives chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ornaments from the Silver Arcade | ||||
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Source | Rating |
BBC | (positive) [1] |
Drowned In Sound | (6/10) [2] |
The Fly | [3] |
Gigwise | [4] |
Kerrang! Radio | (positive) [5] |
Mojo | [6] |
MusicOMH | [7] |
NME | (4/10) [8] |
Q | [6] |
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The track "Love My Name" was released as a single on 14 March 2011.
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