Celestial Electric - Shawn Lee
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  • Summary: The debut album for Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter AM and London-based Shawn Lee was influenced by 1960s and 70s rock music.

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 11
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  1. Q Magazine
    Feb 16, 2012
    80
    Heavenly. [Mar 2012, p.97]
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  2. musicOMH.com
    Mar 6, 2012
    80
    This is music at something like its most natural, made by a collaboration who might not even have met but who have struck up a clear understanding despite the distance between them. More, please.
  3. Magnet
    Nov 11, 2011
    80
    Lush and smooth, funky and ethereal, Celestial Electric is a sublimely down-tempo album filled with beautiful vocals and gorgeous orchestration. [#81, p. 52]
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  4. The Independent (UK)
    Feb 17, 2012
    60
    An engaging blend of slinky Tropicalia, soulful Bacharachia, and enigmatic Euro-thriller themes.

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  1. discostu1971
    9
    Every track sounds like you've heard it before. And LOVED it. A fabulous album for quality 70's and 80's pop lovers. Influences abound. Phoenix would be happy to follow up 'Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix' with an album as good as this. HIGHLY recommended.… Expand

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