Miraculi
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BEACON = TOURIST HISTORY minus EXCITEMENT

Auf diese knappe Formel läßt sich eigentlich die zweite Scheibe zusammenfassen - hier steckt zuviel Routine und zu wenig Excitement in den Songs - wie gerne erinnert man sich noch an "Undercover Martyn" oder "Something Good Can Work". Solche Knüller findet man hier nicht, obwohl die Sounds immer noch vorhanden sind ... wie gesagt ... das schwierige zweite Album ... und man heißt ja nicht Adele.

irelander
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A consistent quality to be found here. They're obviously not a band that likes to tinker with a winning formula - well-known single 'Sleep Alone' being in the middle of the tracklisting is a nice move. Not as good as 'Tourist History' but still a solid release. 4.5*

bluezombie
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This album definitely suffered with me because of how good Tourist History was. This was probably unlikely to ever be as good, but because it wasn't, I was very disappointed and gave it little time to grow on me. (Also that was a very heavy time filled with releases from my core artists so this was somewhat lost in the shuffle.) However, with time I've come to realise that it is quite an enjoyable album, and much better than I initially judged. It just doesn't have the same high points for me as Tourist History.