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Pitchfork 8.1/10 On the first proper Underworld record in half a decade, the duo of Karl Hyde and Rick Smith continue to place matters of the heart at the center of their best songs.

A.V. Club B For a healthy portion of Gen-Y American music fans, the sound of electronic music’s potential for emotionally stirring resonance was heralded by a single track: “Born Slippy (NUXX),” the thunderously anthemic song from the 1996 Trainspotting soundtrack. The ’90s arrival of a new kind of European house music on U.S.…

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Sometimes you have to look back to move forward, and by doing that, Underworld have made their best album in almost twenty years.

Evening Standard 4/5 The British dance legends are invigorating on their ninth album

The Independent 3/5 Download: I Exhale; If Rah; Low Burn; Santiago Cuatro; Motorhome

The Skinny 3/5 Arriving some three decades after Underworld first started scheming, this is far from a tired cash-in from a pair of past-their-best geezers.

Under The Radar 7.5/10 Underworld have always hid a decidedly punk aesthetic beneath their crunching electronics.

Clash 7/10 Underworld occupy a curious place amongst dance music’s ruling Olympians. Elements of their catalogue (particularly 1994’s

The Observer 4/5 This impressive seventh album radiates vitality, purpose and optimism

Slant 3/5 If the album’s ambitions feel scaled down, Karl Hyde and Rick Smith come away ahead for it.