Anika - Anika
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  • Summary: The debut album for the political journalist/music promoter was produced by Portishead's Geoff Barrow and recorded over 12 days.
  • Record Label: Stones Throw
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Post-Rock
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. All Music Guide
    Feb 10, 2011
    80
    Anika is a bold, often fearless debut, and even if it's occasionally an acquired taste, it doesn't hedge its bets.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Feb 10, 2011
    70
    Full of lyrical and musical contradictions, such as the exhortation to 'join the revolution' in Yang Yang, it isn't exactly rabble rousing - but has a strange allure nonetheless.
  3. Dusted Magazine
    Feb 23, 2011
    40
    Anika was apparently recorded in a short time, and it's hard not to wish it felt at once more urgent and more cohesive.
  4. Under The Radar
    Feb 10, 2011
    30
    A mighty attempt at thinking outside the box, ultimately Anika is simply an attempt at sound and fury, signifying nothing.

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