Ritual

London band returns for album number two, and the record manages to be both wildly overwrought and painfully dull.

Pop ambition rises far above the post-punk buzz-band murk.

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On their second album, Ritual, White Lies explore the darker, more ethereal side of the post-punk revival.

At the outset, things may seem easy for a band that sounds an awful lot like other bands.

As the massive, final chorus of first track ‘Is Love’ spreads its wings and soars majestically into inky skies, you get a hair-prickling feeling that finally, White Lies may have justified their o

British post-punk has been the stylistic destination of choice for a lot of new bands for at least a decade now.

White Lies strive for profundity. Shame they don't reach it. By <strong>Will Dean</strong>

White Lies - Ritual review: The game's up.

White Lies' Ritual lacks the requisite melodic clout. Rating: * *

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