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Oct 28, 2011Dolby takes care to construct whole worlds, making sure there are people to talk to there, and scenery to drink in.
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MojoDec 22, 2011This album is a punchy, lyrical and moving set. [Nov 2011, p. 103]
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Nov 4, 2011For all its stylistic diversity--bluegrass, bossa, jazz and electro all get a look in--and voracious internationalism, Floating City is a work with an identifiable centre.
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Oct 28, 2011Overall Dolby proves his keen ear and impeccable taste for arrangements.
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Oct 28, 2011In the end Dolby emerges as one of those rare artists who's managed to grow with the times while retaining his artistic vision, who has taken a prolonged hiatus and yet sounds like he never left.
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Q MagazineDec 15, 2011He's turned his back on electro flourishes in favour of a melodic approach... It works. [Dec. 2001 p. 126]
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UncutNov 11, 2011This vaguely "concept" album comeback mostly consists of polished jazz-pop and coffee-table Americana with faint echoes of Steely Dan, Tom Waits and Prefab Sprout. [Nov 2011, p.83]
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Oct 28, 2011After such a lengthy time away, it's admirable that Dolby has returned with such a bold and difficult-to-pigeonhole record, but with its disappointingly flat production, A Map of the Floating City fails to make the most of its abundance of ideas.