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US production whiz hires SFA mainman, perfect pastiche synth-pop ensues.

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All Music Guide

Even with those trace elements of sadness, Stainless Style is hardly a heavy album: there's just enough weariness to the music to give it emotional pull, but the chief attraction of this tight 12-track concept album is how Neon Neon has created an album that isn't so much a straight-up replica of '80s excess as one that puts all of that indulgence into perspective, both emotionally and musically.

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Mojo

Surface and feeling, Neon Neon dream the life with boundless imagination. [May 2008, p.108]

Observer Music Monthly

With this unexpectedly moving concept album about disgraced Back to the Future car designer John DeLorean, US producer Boom Bip and moonlighting Super Furry Gruff Rhys have come up with a new twist on hip hop's unholy trinity of cars, money and coke.

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Under The Radar

Neon Neon's unique take on the concept record may have just re-invented the genre. [Spring 2008, p.84]

musicOMH.com

As a document of its time, then, Stainless Style is remarkably successful. Taken on the base level of being an enjoyable pop album, it also triumphs handsomely.

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Q Magazine

[A] terrific collaboration on DeLorean's life story. [Mar 2008, p.108]

The Guardian

Detours into hip-hop and rap slow down the fast-paced action, but Neon Neon have poured as much love and attention to detail in this prototype as their hero put into his.

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Urb

Stainless Style is impressive for so many reasons--'Raquel,' dedicated to Miss Welch; hearing crunk meld with Italo Disco; a Yo Majesty cameo--but it’s the utter lack of irony that steals the show.

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Uncut

Throughout the album, it's a thrill to hear Rhys' mellifluous voice juxtaposed with the music's synthetic thrust.

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cokemachineglow

Together they make the fat sound lean, make the mean brighten up and the past (i.e. Fatlip) feel a bit more relevant than it should.

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Drowned In Sound

All fascinating stuff, and the resultant album is a fitting testament: exciting, yet flawed like the man (John DeLorean) himself.

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Prefix Magazine

Seems that no matter what project Rhys is involved in, his love of bright, Brian Wilson-inspired melodies is going to shine through.

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Filter

Stainless Style is a head-scratcher that should heat up the club just fine. [Winter 2008, p.94]

Dot Music

The interesting theme doesn't last.

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Spin

The duo's tinny new-wave pop is spot-on. [May 2008, p.104]

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Dusted Magazine

Stainless Style’s problem isn’t the music so much as it is the ambivalent authenticity; it's impossible to determine if it’s supposed to pay tribute to, make fun of, or be fully situated in the time and place of John DeLorean’s rise and fall.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this album is 9.1 (out of 10) based on 19 User Votes

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Iain M. gave it a10:
Album of the year already?

Paul C. gave it a10:
One of the best albums of the year so far. This one should be ranked way higher.

William S. gave it a10:
This is an amazing album. retro-futuristic - the best influences I could imagine, great guest spots keep things banging and crossing genres without getting messy. If only more people would be this adventurous. Can't waiit to hear what the band do next :-)

Ian R. gave it a9:
Great album!

Music Maven gave it an8:
A concept album about the life of John DeLorean that showcases a variety of 1980s musical styles, from synth-pop to hip-hop. The danceable rhythms and simple, yet catchy, melodies ensure the songs work individually, too. It can all seem sterile and a little too carefully planned at times, but I love it when a plan comes together!

Mark D. gave it an8:
Overall very enjoyable. Interesting beats and harmony. SFA fans will enjoy, but there is nothing spectacular here.

Neil A. M. gave it an8:
An excellent electro-pop concept album. Gruff Rhys is a genius. In the past 12 months or so he's released his 2nd solo album, Candylion, Super Furry Animals' Hey Venus! and now this collaboration with Boom Bip, and they have all been top notch. Highly recommended.

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