Barking: The Reviews

[Bargo]

Edit: to try and make the first post useful I'll keep it updated with all the links posted.

The Metacritic review summary

Web/Blog Reviews

• InTheMix
• TheArtsDesk
• AllMusic
• BBC Music
• Pop Culture Beast
• The Untz
• RecordCollector (4 / 5)
• Spin Magazine (7 / 10)
• Drowned in Sound (6 / 10)
• Pitchfork (5.9 / 10)
• Urb (4 / 5)
• Cokemachineglow (76%)
• MusicOMH (3 / 5)
• Filter Magazine (83%)

Press Reviews

• Uncut Magazine (4 / 5)
• News of the world
• DJ Mag (6 / 10)
• Telemoustique (2 / 4)

[TheBang]

Let's put links to professional reviews in here. But individual fan reviews are welcome in here too.

[Spooky Shoes]

There is a review in the latest issue of Uncut Magazine...

4/5

Arty techno duo rediscover beats - and catchy tunes!

Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have worked together for 30 years yet Barking is only the sixth Underworld studio album. It's also the first to employ outside producers. So while the opening trio of collaborations with Dubfire ("Bird 1"), Mark Knight and D Ramirez ("Always Loved A Film") and High Contrast ("Scribble") are melodic hands-in-the-air club anthems the pair would normally avoid, the closing "Louisiana" is a dreamy ballad, and dance-rock roots re-emerge gloriously on the almost Stones-like "Diamond Jigsaw". With experiments in disco, dubstep and drum 'n' bass all unmistakably Underworld, Barking is the sound of veterans re-energised.

[the mongoose]

http://www.theartsdesk.com/index.php...p-12&Itemid=29

New link: https://theartsdesk.com/new-music/ne...c-cds-round-12

[lectoid]

I can't confirm this minute, but the September issue of Spin magazine looks to have a review of Barking. I checked the website and only that Underworld photo diary thing comes up. But some magazines don't post stuff from the paper copy right away so people will still buy the mag.

[ThingInABook]

more reviews:

http://www.recordcollectormag.com/re...ew-detail/6136
http://www.spinmagazine.com/reviews/...ooking-vinylom

New link: https://www.spin.com/2010/08/underwo...oking-vinylom/

[razorpilot]

A small review in Q magazine gives Barking 3/5.
All positive comments, with ALAF mentioned as the standout dance anthem.

[ThingInABook]

another review, from the BBC this time:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fhd3

[big screen satellite]

Originally Posted by ThingInABook

another review, from the BBC this time:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fhd3

one of the best and most honest reviews of an album i've seen....

[Dirty0900]

NME gave it 5/10 but whoever lisented to it couldn't have been that arsed getting things right seeing "Moon In Water" was printed as "Move In Water".

Short article listing Bird 1 and ALAF as highlights, Diamond Jigsaw compared to a Doves festival anthem which to me ain't so bad.