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Black Pompadour - The Zincs
Metascore
69 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. Stylus Magazine
    91
    A richly executed and textural record-one of the best guitar-based albums of 2007 thus far.
  2. The A.V. Club
    91
    At their best-pretty much all of Black Pompadour qualifies-The Zincs sound like an accomplished friend, sharing skill and knowledge without being pretentious about it.
  3. All Music Guide
    70
    This is a sleepier record than 2005's Dimmer, but it rewards the careful listener with enough waking dreams to fuel a hundred overcast Sunday mornings.
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    A classy affair all the way, Black Pompadour is sure to impress those who let it work its magic.
  5. Dusted Magazine
    70
    As always, the playing is impeccable, although the cool professionalism evident on each song makes many of the album's tracks indistinguishable.
  6. Lost At Sea
    70
    This is a band that has a sterile aesthetic but is somehow able to create plenty of emotion and energy.
  7. PopMatters
    60
    There's more under the pleasant surfaces of these songs than first meets the ears, more subtly inventive textures than blatant quirks: evidence that the Zincs are indeed on the move.
  8. Pitchfork
    53
    The brooding mid-mid-tempo pacing and smoky classic-rock guitar grandeur set a table for some serious moping.
  9. Hartford Courant
    50
    "Black Pompadour" suffers from split- personality disorder.
  10. Under The Radar
    40
    Despite the occasional clever line or particularly striking melody, the album is largely unremarkable. [#17, p.96]
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  11. Drowned In Sound
    40
    Black Pompadour is not a bad album, it's just flat; it's delivered with little to no passion, meaning that listening to it in its entirety will be a test of patience for some.
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