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Bright Yellow Bright Orange
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: After taking 12 years off prior to 2000's 'The Friends of Rachel Worth,' the legendary Australian indie-pop band is suddenly undergoing a bout of creativity as evidenced by yet another release this very same decade.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. Spin
    91
    Bright Yellow is the soundtrack for a small town, like New york, where everybody knows too much about everybody else. [May 2003, p.112]
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  2. CultureDose.net
    90
    A summery pop journey, complete with mellow melodies and gentle guitars.
  3. AllMusic
    80
    Go-Betweens fans should be very happy with Bright Yellow Bright Orange and glad the band has decided to stay together and continue to make smart, exciting adult pop music.
  4. Blender
    80
    A beautifully contained album, short in length and miniaturist in vision. [#14, p.135]
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  5. Delusions of Adequacy
    80
    This is one consistent record that will being a smile to your face; there is nothing breathtaking, but there doesn't have to be.
  6. PopMatters
    80
    A lovely album, understated and tender, and indeed quite distinct from the angrier, more angular sound on Spring Hill Fair.
  7. Alternative Press
    70
    Recalls the band's earliest days. [Apr 2003, p.74]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. PhilL
    Feb 22, 2003
    10
    One of their best! Far and away my favourite record of the year so far, it somehow sounds fresher with every spin. Great to have them back; One of their best! Far and away my favourite record of the year so far, it somehow sounds fresher with every spin. Great to have them back; anyone who loved the Go-Betweens of the 80s will love this too.… Expand
  2. WilliamH
    Feb 26, 2003
    10
    McLennan and Artney - er, I mean Forster - never disappoint. Essential, as always.
  4. mauricew
    Feb 28, 2003
    9
    Melodic and intelligent, up to the standard of their best songs. No harsh inconsistencies as on the last album, "Friends Of Rachel Worth". Brilliant.
  5. Matt
    Apr 24, 2003
    8
    It is hard not to compare this with 'The Friends of Rachel...' and it doesn't seem to have the immediate gratifying hooks of It is hard not to compare this with 'The Friends of Rachel...' and it doesn't seem to have the immediate gratifying hooks of either. That said it does get better with each listen and in my book that's just one reason to like it all the more.… Expand
  6. KenS
    Feb 26, 2003
    7
    A very listenable album, as all go-betweens albums are. However I still fell that all of their albums as a 4/5 piece band were superior to A very listenable album, as all go-betweens albums are. However I still fell that all of their albums as a 4/5 piece band were superior to the 2 offerings they have put forward as a duo. … Expand
  7. rogerg
    Mar 8, 2003
    2
    A real disappointment after the Friends of Rachael Worth, which I thought was a career high point. FORW was solid front to back where this A real disappointment after the Friends of Rachael Worth, which I thought was a career high point. FORW was solid front to back where this album is merely a pleasant listen. Decent background music I guess. … Expand

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#64 Best Album of 2003