Black Swan
- Athlete
- Band Name: Athlete
- Record Label: Original Signal
- Release Date: Mar 2, 2010
- Summary: The fourth album for the British indie rock band was produced by Tom Rothrock.
- Record Label: Original Signal
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 10
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Mixed: 6 out of 10
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Negative: 2 out of 10
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While armfuls of musicians can sing songs and sound entirely forced, insincere and phony, Potts is blessed in that every word he sings sounds authentic, honest and direct. In a musical landscape chock full of Auto-Tune and feigned emotion, a disc like this is certainly something to champion.
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Black Swan is a definite sign of progress, though, and the band would do well to follow its path on future releases.
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When alone, the sweeping choruses that swarm Athlete's fourth record, Black Swan, shoot for the rafters without any substantial emotional anchor-the songs get lost in the clouds.
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Positive: 0 out of
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Negative: 0 out of
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