'To their impassioned cult of fans, New Model Army was one of the best post-punk outfits Great Britain ever produced. Combining the gut-level force of punk with the anthemic political fervor of U2 and The Alarm, as well as the urban protest folk of Billy Bragg, NMA sounded like few other bands mining similar post-punk territory. Their attack was hard, spare, and precise, but as time wore on, they were just as likely to deliver modern-day folk-rock replete with acoustic guitar, violin, and harmonica. Throu...   [ read more ]

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Patrick Phelan  Parlor, Ativin  Modern Gang Reader, Julie Doiron  Desmorais

New Model Army is a great live band and this record proves it, recorded during the High tour. Doesn't sound like 'Raw Melody Men' or '... & Nobody Else' it's a totally different experience. To me it sounds like it was recorded in small venues, powerful but a intimate atmosphere throughout the Cd.

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Michael Galinsky  Scraps, Pavement  Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, Oxes  Oxes

New Model Army albums are uncompromising and jagged. Full of expectancy and dynamics. Yet Strange Brotherhood never really gets off the ground and certainly never soars the way the band did on any of their prior recordings. Almost lacking in passion, the album sprawls with a dissipated energy, all the more surprising given the four years since The Love of Hopeless Causes. Violinist Ed Alleyne Johnson is noticed in his absence. The inclusion of strings and even a brass section never bring the sp...   [ read more ]

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