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Blue Songs - Hercules and Love Affair
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68 out of 100

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7.0 out of 10

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  • Summary: The second album for the New York-based musical group was produced with Patrick Pulsinger.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. All Music Guide
    Aug 19, 2011
    80
    It's filled with memorable, exceptionally played and produced electronic pop songs that are off-center yet targeted squarely at the heart.
  2. The Wire
    Apr 28, 2011
    80
    Blue Songs nevertheless presents a level of poetic inventiveness that isn't easy to trace in the dance pantheon.
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  3. NOW Magazine
    Aug 19, 2011
    60
    His arrangements sometimes outshine his melodies and lyrics, though. Whereas the first album packed an emotional wallop, the enjoyment of this one is in its details.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. musicmaster2273
    7
    This album is definitely an album that fits well outside of the club. Andy Butler has a great musical mind that goes beyond one type of music. The Most interesting song from this album has probably got to be the song "step up" but the different vocalists all sound great as well. It gets a 7/10 from me because even though it was decent, it didn't push any musical boundaries or show us anything totally new or different.… Expand
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  2. hydrawithears
    4
    Hercules and Love Affair are the people responsible for one of the greatest albums of 2008 and the best debut of that year. It’s not easy for me but I have to write it: this LP mostly sucks. It is such a step backwards that the band will have to make a masterpiece of their third release to erase this one from memory. Many will look Blue Songs‘ failure in the absence of Antony Hegarty who was the key factor to the success of Hercules. I’m afraid it’s not that simple. Or, wait, it is as the writing skills of Andrew Butler sadly have deteriorated. These Blue Songs are painfully mediocre and boring, tracks from seven to ten just hit rock bottom. Fortunately, there are two highlights: mysterious Painted Eyes and It’s Alright, a cover of Sterling Void which finds solace in music: And it’s gonna be alright / Cause the music plays forever on and on, and on, and on… Let’s hope we will find this group in better shape next time.… Expand
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