Enemies Like This

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

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

Critical reception

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

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

  1. "Enemies Like This by Radio 4". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. 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. 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.
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