''Paradise'' is the second

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. It was released on 12 September 2011, on independent record label

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. The record was produced by Luke Smith, former member of

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''. The album received "universal acclaim" according to review aggregator

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, and peaked at number 70 on the United Kingdom Albums Chart. The songs "Two Cousins" and "Where I'm Waking" were released as singles leading up to the album's release. The next single to be released was "Beginners", whose video features ''

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. The video for "Beginners" was filmed in the Faltering Fullback, a pub in Finsbury Park in London, and was shot in a single take.

Track listing

*The track "Horses Jumping" has a

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on the end called "Paradise".

Reception

Critical response

The album has received widespread critical acclaim from critics. On Metacritic, a website which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 from reviews by mainstream critics, it currently holds a rating of 81/100, signifying Universal Acclaim.

References

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