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At a time when the remaining bands of their vintage are locked into the album-retrospective tour circuit or releasing pro-forma records, Primal Scream’s 11th full-length sees them keeping pace with 21st-century pop, recruiting guests like Sky Ferreira and Haim.
Over the course of three decades and 11 albums, Scotland’s Primal Scream can do no wrong in the eyes of its audience. The band is raw rock ’n’ roll at its core, and how that manifests itself in each release is changeable, giving Primal Scream both reliability and unpredictability.
When Primal Scream release a great album, they tend to follow it up with something more conventional. And it's that time again.
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More than anything it proves that having fun and doing exactly what you feel like is never going out of style.
The Scream favour songcraft over attitude on their eleventh album, as Bobby Gillespie's men head towards their golden years with their dignity ever intact.
If there's one exception to the rule that you can't teach an old dog new tricks, it's Primal Scream. Despite turning 35 years old next year,...
When Primal Scream truly hit their groove, there's no resisting the overpowering engulf of their omnipresent psychedelic disco. Bobby Gillespie and co. are masters of hypnotics at this point, their immersive signature baggy tumult as undeniable as it is e
‘Consistency’ has never been a word to associate with Primal Scream. Creatively impatient and wilfully obtuse, they’ve rarely stayed
Screamadelica’s rave piano reappears, and Haim and Sky Ferreira offer backup on this honed 11th album
The Scream try their hand at electro-pop and it doesn’t end well. Review by Guy Oddy