DNA - Little Mix
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61 out of 100

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7.5 out of 10

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  • Summary: The debut release for the British pop quartet that won the 2011 edition of The X Factor (UK) includes a guest appearance by T-Boz.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. BBC Music
    Dec 14, 2012
    70
    With placid, feline production, tight harmonies and breezy beats, much of DNA ambles along the well-trodden path of the temperate demi-ballad. But it's the ventures away from this that prove Little Mix function far better either side of mid-tempo.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Dec 14, 2012
    60
    Such an efficient compendium of current pop influences is a little underwhelmng; nothing here sets out to redefine the girl group sound.
  3. The Guardian
    Dec 14, 2012
    60
    When off-kilter beats collide with impeccable harmonies and pleasingly daft lyrics, it sounds like pop as it should be, and their gamble in borrowing De La Soul's Ring Ring Ring refrain for How Ya Doin comes good. The ballads, however, plod along with heavy-handed emotion.
  4. The Independent on Sunday (UK)
    Dec 14, 2012
    40
    The main duty of pop is to be catchy, and it's a duty which DNA mostly shirks miserably.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
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  1. manuframirez
    10
    The music market is full of boy-bands and male vocalist, so female great vocalist, but what about a girl-group? There are none of them since Spice Girls. And finally a group appeared, make a strong impact in UK and then win The X-Factor one of the most important worldwide reality show. After that, they came with this album that totally contrast her Winner's Single "Cannonball" and really changed the way we saw a girl-group. 4 Vocalist, totally different in their own way, same as a group, and bring us a pop-catchy, non boring and full of good beats, lyrics with content and out of the bad image a star can show, unique style and also the 4 girls are beautiful without any surgery? C' me on, we have a really NICE group in way to become a huge success, and it won't come by the fact of a relationship with a one direction member, oh no! After it, everybody check what this girls sing and i can tell, more than one gets impacted by their AWESOME vocals. Tracks to be consider: The whole album
    Tracks to check out as a possible single: Madhouse, Pretend It's Ok, Stereo Soldier, Red Planet.    … Expand
  2. Musicfan09
    9
    Amazing album! I'm waiting for May so I can actually get the album, because I live in the US. This is a great album,, and Little Mix are a great band.
  3. survivorfan989
    8
    Great debut album from these very talented young girls! A nice selection of catchy pop songs lead by the single 'Wings'. They are mostly upbeat songs that get you in nothing but a good mood :)… Collapse
  4. owenrw89
    5
    It might be a decent pop album for the most part, but, when you compare it to works of Britain's most powerful and acclaimed pop act of the last decade Girls Aloud you can't help but realise that Little Mix's DNA is somewhat basic at best. It creates no new sounds and unlike the work of Girls Aloud doesn't have any distinctiveness. It's a good pop album, but the power pop created by Girls Aloud (Xenomania) will always be that little bit better.… Expand

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