- Band Name: Prefab Sprout
- Record Label: Universal
- Release Date: Oct 7, 2013
- Summary: This is the first new release of recently recorded songs in over 10 years for the British singer-songwriter Paddy McAloon.
- Record Label: Universal
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Oct 14, 201380Playing every instrument and lavishly layering the sounds, he has produced a kind of truculent, Geordie Pet Sounds, while the lyrics are ablaze with mordant observations that rank with some of his youthful best.
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Oct 14, 201380Crimson/Red is self-referencing précis of his career to date, with the melodic elegance and lyrical insight we’ve come to expect but have been denied for so long.
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Oct 14, 201380It's a genius pop album by a genius pop singer-songwriter. [Nov 2013, p.70]
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Oct 14, 201380Lovely album from a true one-off.
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Oct 14, 201380Offering a clear connection with his melodically sophisticated, emotive songwriting of yore, it combines light an d shade while touching on such universal notions as the ineffable mystery of existence, how love is eternal and the waning of earthly powers. [Nov 2013, p.114]
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Oct 14, 201380These are ingenious, affecting songs on a DIY recording budget. [Nov 2013, p.88]
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Oct 14, 201360It's tasteful but a touch bloodless.