Uncut (p.88) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "12 slices of earnest, unerring pop-punk, the lowering lyrical mood is lifted by intricate harmonies and big singalong tunes..."
Billboard (p.29) - "[T]he group's punchy passion is still intact....Guitar imitates the sound of an electric current on the peppy track 'The Connector'..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.104) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The Futureheads continue to endear. Four albums in and their metronomic nursery rhymes are still capable of delivering pop thrills."
Pitchfork (Website) - "THE CHAOS mostly captures the Futureheads playing to their strength: channeling everyday miseries into manic energy."
Clash (Magazine) - "'Struck Dumb' and 'Sun Goes Down' blend chaotic melodies with vocal optimism, and 'The Connector' is a triumphant yield of their new creative freedoms."
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