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Enemies Like This

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Enemies Like This
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 2006
RecordedNew York City, 2006
GenreDance-punk, post-punk revival
Length41:43
LabelAstralwerks Records
Radio 4 chronology
Stealing of a Nation
(2004)
Enemies Like This
(2006)
Singles from Enemies Like This
  1. "Enemies Like This"
    Released: May 2006
  2. "Packing Things up on the Scene"
    Released: October 2006
  3. "As Far As the Eye Can See"
    Released: 2006 / 2007

Enemies Like This is the fourth LP by the New York City dance-punk band Radio 4. It was released on May 16, 2006.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound3/10[4]
Gigwise[5]
MusicOMH[6]
Pitchfork3.6/10[7]

Enemies Like This was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 16 reviews.[1]

Writing for AllMusic, Rob Theakston wrote: "While there are glimpses of this progression on Enemies Like This, they're all too few and far between to merit this album as anything but stagnant."[2] At Drowned in Sound, Rob Webb gave the album a three out of ten, explaining "Radio 4's latest LP would have been welcomed with open arms by those in search of a quick 'n' dirty punk-funk fix. But now, with the genre oversaturated beyond belief, bands need to produce something special and original to stand out from the crowd. Radio 4 fail to do that."[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Enemies Like This"4:21
2."Packing Things Up on the Scene"4:15
3."Too Much To Ask For"3:12
4."Grass Is Greener"3:56
5."Everything's In Question"4:21
6."This Is Not A Test"4:58
7."Ascension Street"3:32
8."(Always A) Target"3:43
9."All In Control"4:28
10."As Far As The Eye Can See"4:57

References

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  1. ^ a b "Enemies Like This by Radio 4". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Sian, Rowe. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Archived from the original on October 13, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Webb, Rob (June 15, 2006). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 17, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Deamer, Jonathan. "Gigwise Review". Gigwise. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Lee, Tim (June 19, 2006). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  7. ^ Raposa, David (June 5, 2006). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2021.