City
by Client
  • Record Label: Mute
  • Release Date: Sep 21, 2004
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    60
    Thoughtful production, meatier music, and broader scope makes City worth hearing.
  2. Pitchfork
    59
    Fans of Client will appreciate the more dynamic edge to City... but those without a history with the band may write it off as another limp post-electroclash exercise.
  3. PopMatters
    40
    The vocals of Clients A and B fall completely flat; abetted by simplistic lyrics, monotonous delivery and accents (Scottish and upperclass English) that frequently make their hackneyed lines sound like a couple of bored, unimaginative teenagers trying way too hard to be rebelliously outré.
  5. Q Magazine
    40
    They seemingly can't help breaking electroclash's abiding principle, that of sounding like you're an utterly ghastly person. [Oct 2004, p.121]
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  6. Rolling Stone
    40
    City is so drab that the cameos from the Libertines' frontmen get lost in the darkness.
  7. Uncut
    60
    They've burrowed a slick, haughty electro-pop slot between Propaganda and [Gary] Numan. [Sep 2004, p.108]
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