Confection
by Sébastien Tellier
Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Mojo
    Jan 23, 2014
    60
    An unusual 35 minutes, then, but Confection makes the perfect background for an evening of sophisticated seduction. [Feb 2014, p.95]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    Another French fancy, then, though one likely to appeal only to those with more rarefied tastes. [Jan 2014, p.127]
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  3. DIY Magazine
    Nov 19, 2013
    60
    If there are faults with the record (aside from the mis-step of the fairground organ-esque 'Waltz), it's that while it works well as an album, it almost works too well with tracks all-too-often passing without leaving a lasting impression, with some of the shorter songs not always being given the space and time to develop as you'd perhaps expect them to.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 18, 2013
    60
    It’s skillfully realised, but feels like a soundtrack missing a movie.
  6. Mixmag
    Nov 14, 2013
    60
    At points it’s utterly lovely--you can’t beat the combination of strings and Tony Allen’s drumming--but at others it’s slightly silly.
  7. musicOMH.com
    Nov 8, 2013
    60
    Due to the short duration of many of these tracks, it all feels a bit lightweight and insubstantial.
  8. Under The Radar
    Nov 8, 2013
    50
    An interesting listen, sure, but one that lacks the necessary direction.

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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 1 out of 4
  1. clem666
    Apr 5, 2021
    5
    This could have been a great concept album as I saw the two first tracks were about Tellier's grandmother death. In overall the first fiveThis could have been a great concept album as I saw the two first tracks were about Tellier's grandmother death. In overall the first five tracks were interesting, with cool variations and highs and lows. It compiles amazing instrumentals with classic singing from Tellier mixing french and english.

    I found that track 6 ('Waltz') was totally garbage: it destroyed everything Tellier constructed just before. I sounds childish, unstructured and overly shrill and experimental. The rest of the album seems to recreate what this track annihilated by using the same structure, beats and themes.

    The subjects adressed appear to be truly redundant. As I speak french I believe that I got the entire message, and its all about love, love and boring love. Lyrics are parsimonious and often sound incomplete and evasive. If it have its charm it quickly becomes dull even for this album which lasts only 35 minutes. Tellier also found attractive to craft concept-songs like 'L'amour naissant' or 'Curiosa' that decline itself in 3 and 2 tracks respectively. Not that huge and interesting anyway. To prove his total lack of originality and inspiration he also created similar titles like 'Delta Romantica' and 'Le delta des amours' which are almost synonyms. And it goes the same for 'Coco' and 'Coco et le labyrinthe'. Just copied and pasted the few ideas he had. In overall as disappointing as repetitive.    … Full Review »
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