Cyrk - Cate Le Bon
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  • Summary: The Welsh singer-songwriter releases her second full-length album.

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  1. Positive: 23 out of 23
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Jan 17, 2012
    83
    Cyrk is a bright, airy affair.
  2. BBC Music
    Apr 26, 2012
    80
    [Cyrk] is a rare beast: a genuinely off-kilter pop record that never feels too self-conscious or contrived.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 30, 2012
    80
    A common thread can be found in CYRK, Cate's second album: the application of a sincere pop-song sensibility, and a yen for the surreal that sidesteps the zany.
  4. musicOMH.com
    Apr 30, 2012
    80
    It's when listening in this way [on headphones] that the nuances of the music, with its dark underbelly, open up and reveal themselves in a weird yet absorbing way.

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  1. HalFlowers
    8
    Band is Velvetish in rhythm and clang; voice is sort of Nico like too. But she is cooler, better voice, more interesting songs. Band is good. First three songs were amazing.… Expand

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