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- Summary: The latest album for the band led by singer/songwriter Stephin Merritt.
- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 33
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Mixed: 5 out of 33
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Negative: 1 out of 33
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The songs themselves are as lush and prickly as anything Merritt's ever made.
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Distortion is really a triumph of the evening-out.
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The new record sees him pushing his songbook to extremes in entirely unexpected fashion.
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Distortion isn't an easy listen, with its strict, difficult palette. But it's an endlessly fascinating and provocative one.
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Distortion is above cynical reproach--effortlessly modern and definitively 2008, yet flitting with the ghosts of Shields, Madder Rose (ask your 90s alt.indie expert uncle) and The Jesus And Mary Chain.
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It's a double-sided hook that clears the murkiness from the remaining five tracks, while simultaneously improving the first half (especially tracks like 'California Girls' and 'Please Stop Dancing') when spun for a second or third time.
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Under The RadarThere are some entertaining songs here ('Drive On, Driver,' 'I’ll Dream Alone') but overall, there is scarcely an affective moment on Distortion. [Winter 2008, p.83]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 7
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Mixed: 2 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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JohnMcC.Apr 3, 2008Tuneless? I think not. A great pop album reminiscent of earlier Magnetic Fields records.
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JonRJan 25, 2008This is really a great album. Pessimism abound but these are some wonderfully crafted pop songs.
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JasonA.Jan 16, 2008This is a really great album. Fans of The Magnetic Fields won
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ScottMJan 15, 2008It tends to wear out its welcome a bit but there are some pretty solid songs contained within.
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Feb 5, 2015
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scottsJan 28, 2008
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BrianS.Jan 28, 2008
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