“…Malakai are a stand-alone Bristol sensation…” - 4/5 Mojo
"...Ransacking genres with an innovative twist, 'Ugly Side Of Love' celebrates a world dying an avoidable man-made death, and is successful in aspiring to be one of the most complete albums you're likely to hear this year..." - 5/5 Dailymusicguide.com
“…Outsider pop that’s unlikely to remain out in the cold for long…” 4/5 – Q
"...It’s rare that you come across an album that’s so immediately appealing, yet still reveals more on every listen..." - 9/10 Bristol Evening Post
"...one of the most impressive debuts of the year..." - MusicOMH
"...the debut album [by Malakai] would be irritating if it wasn't such a work of wonder..." 4/5 -Independant On Sunday
"Like a hyperactive DJ spinning between a nuggets boxset" - 4/5 Uncut
“…[Snowflake sounds like] a stammering hip hop riff with swaggering vocals and club piano, and sound like Jim Noir with balls…” – Time Out
"...this is a proper song-based band..." - Metro
“…Oppressive, indulgent, often beautiful and wildly disorientating, the hard wired human desire to make sense of all this stuff keeps dragging you back for another taste…” - The Word
“…Malakai are the rarest of things; both highly individual and highly interesting, with razor-sharp lyrics and excellent tunes…” 8/10 – Clash Magazine
"...overall this debut sticks two fingers up at the mainstream before wandering up the garden path of innovation and kicking the door in - Bearded Magazine
“…shamefully overlooked as the sound of 2009…” – Time Out
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