Reviews
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The Guardian | |
"All the other rock is howling around, picking the sand out of its eyes, and The Triffids, on this hurricane form, make it look like a swarm of legless lizards. They've evidently taken their time, but unleash their true masterpiece when their nearest rivals clog their own arteries with pomp and frigid pretentiousness. Leaving a note on the fridge, The Triffids cap their climax with a lyrical wall and a mercurial lacing of melody. Tapping out their oaths in rich words and cured kisses of harmony, they stampede back with the best, most brilliantly brusque LP of the year so far. They make the human verb rain thunder and it's almost a miracle." Sounds - John Wilde
"After years of getting there, The Triffids have at last delivered what they've long promised: Born Sandy Devotional is a masterpiece.... Music, after all, expresses that which lies beyond words; and this is music of an order to be taken seriously... Born Sandy Devotional boldly reoccupies the territory rock has abandoned in its retreat into self obsession, and so throws down the challenge to the rest of the field. Have you the imagination to accept?" NME - Mat Snow
"At last somebody's released Born Sandy Devotional, which was finished nearly a year ago but has been bouncing around between dithering record companies ever since. God knows why because it's a classic, 10 songs of love and life in a hostile sub-tropical landscape. David McComb wrote the lot and it's a substantial achievement. His lyrics display real writer's insight, and mould imperceptibly to his unhurried melodies.... In The Seabirds, he explores a drowning love affair in a song so vivid it resembles a short story with pictures. I'll have worn my copy out soon. What more can I tell you?" Melody Maker - Adam Sweeting
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