[TheBang]

NYU's Washington Square News:

http://nyunews.com/arts/2010/09/15/16underworld/

[Underworld] have teamed up with numerous co-producers to create an album heavy on uplift, if lacking in overall emotional payoff. The music is warm and welcoming, all sun and moon and gentle waves — far removed from the seedy, drug-and-debauchery-fueled scene of Underworld's older catalogue.

Herald Scotland

http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-e...inyl-1.1056313

The sum total is neither cohesive nor astounding, but Barking is still much more enjoyable and interesting than we probably had any right to expect.

PLAYBACK:stl

http://www.playbackstl.com/music-rev...rld-barking-om

I fell in love with this album from the first beat and have had it on repeat ever since. I’ve long been a fan of London duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith, way back from their initial 1980s releases (back when the band was—gasp!—an indie rock act). Admittedly, they lost me a bit with the overly techno stuff (basically much of the intervening years since then), but when they’re on, they’re on.

CHARTattack

http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/2...#8212;-barking

But make no mistake: Barking is undeniably an Underworld album. And it's one of their best albums in years . . . Fans of Underworld won't find many surprises on Barking, especially if they got to watch the band road-test much of the new material during their last North American tour. What they will find is Underworld doing what they do best — and in many ways, doing it better than ever.