Leigh-On-Sea (song)
Critical reception
Critical reception
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Chris Reynolds of [Gigwise.com](/wiki/Gigwise.com "Gigwise.com") awarded the single 4\.5/5 stars, calling the single "a new high" and "jerky, fast paced and exciting not to mention supremely catchy".Reynolds, Chris (2007\) "[Assembly Now – 'Leigh on Sea'](http://www.gigwise.com/news/26923/Assembly-Now---Leigh-on-Sea-Fandango-Released-290107) ", [Gigwise.com](/wiki/Gigwise.com "Gigwise.com"), retrieved 2010\-04\-28 Maps magazine was also enthusiastic, calling it "Two and a half minutes of furious foot tapping, radio\-friendly brilliance with a skronky guitar breakdown and Xylophone chimes chucked in for good measure".Chromosome, Johnny (2007\) "[Assembly Now – Leigh On Sea](http://www.mapsmagazine.co.uk/singles11thfeb.htm)", Maps magazine, retrieved 2010\-04\-28 John Sakamoto of the *[Toronto Star](/wiki/Toronto_Star "Toronto Star")* called it "the most exhilarating 2:22 of the week".Sakamoto, John (2007\) "[The Anti\-Hit List for February 17](https://www.thestar.com/article/182223)", *[Toronto Star](/wiki/Toronto_Star "Toronto Star")*, 17 February 2007, retrieved 2010\-04\-28 Daniel Ross of [Drowned in Sound](/wiki/Drowned_in_Sound "Drowned in Sound"), meanwhile, gave the single a 5/10 rating, opining that the band "sound in dire need of a few months in glorious isolation, somewhere where they can purge themselves of their flailing clutches at influences".Ross, Daniel (2007\) "[assembly Now Leigh\-on\-Sea](http://drownedinsound.com/releases/8757/reviews/1418722-) ", [Drowned in Sound](/wiki/Drowned_in_Sound "Drowned in Sound"), 26 January 2007, retrieved 2010\-04\-28 Gareth K. Vile of *[The Skinny](/wiki/The_Skinny_%28magazine%29 "The Skinny (magazine)")* was also not impressed, and in his view the single lacked "much sincere urgency, originality or imagination".Vile, Gareth K. (2007\) "[Assembly Now – Leigh On Sea](http://www.theskinny.co.uk/article/38210-assembly-now---leigh-on-sea)", *[The Skinny](/wiki/The_Skinny_%28magazine%29 "The Skinny (magazine)")*, 10 February 2007, retrieved 2010\-04\-28


How does the band's sound relate to their flailing clutches at influences?