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 20, 2013
    80
    For all its unoriginality, Clarietta more than makes amends with the proficient psychedelia of its groove-based jams.
  3. Mojo
    May 20, 2013
    80
    Clarietta is no routine homage, more a gripping twist on a timeless classic. [Jun 2013, p.88]
  4. 80
    It’ll be under your skin in no time.
  5. 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]
  6. May 21, 2013
    80
    It’s a sensory experience throughout.
  7. 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.
  8. 70
    Charlie Boyer & The Voyeurs have crafted a solid debut.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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]
  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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