Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. May 28, 2013
    80
    It may have taken Boyer a long time to take flight, but on Clarietta he soars.
  2. May 21, 2013
    80
    It’s a sensory experience throughout.
  3. Mojo
    May 20, 2013
    80
    Clarietta is no routine homage, more a gripping twist on a timeless classic. [Jun 2013, p.88]
  4. Q Magazine
    May 20, 2013
    80
    Once the listener gets beyond the references, Clarietta really hits the mark, with a high strike rate of knockout tunes. [Jun 2013, p.94]
  5. May 20, 2013
    80
    For all its unoriginality, Clarietta more than makes amends with the proficient psychedelia of its groove-based jams.
  6. 80
    It’ll be under your skin in no time.
  7. 70
    Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs have crafted a solid debut.
  8. Uncut
    May 20, 2013
    70
    The album never lags completely, but its fair to say that the band aquit themselves far more strongly on "You Haven't Got A Chance" and "I Watch You" than on rather less comprehensively developed garage rock like "Go Blow A Gale." [Jun 2013, p.69]
  9. Jul 9, 2013
    60
    There are moments when Clarietta breaks from being the wallflower at the indie disco, and lets fly with a few carefree windmills.
  10. May 20, 2013
    60
    Clarietta is exactly the sum of its parts, which makes it a breezy listen, but never more than that. Now the challenge is to become more.
  11. May 20, 2013
    60
    Starting with their first single I Watch You, there's enough vim on this debut to excuse a mid-album lull, where their attempts at mantric insistence grow a little leaden.
  12. Under The Radar
    Dec 4, 2013
    55
    Think the poppier side of The Velvet Underground with Television's Tom Verlaine on Vocals--but not quite as good as that would actually be. [Nov-Dec 2013, p.99]

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