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Jun 10, 2013Dva is a calmly delivered artistic statement, one that makes a compelling case that Emika could earn the kind of praise currently lavished upon James Blake.
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Jun 10, 2013The debut is the one with the hits that draw you into her dark mood, while DVA is the sludgy one you sink into and wallow in for a while.
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Jun 10, 2013It is perhaps slightly too long and lacks anything as thrilling as Drop The Other, but it nevertheless represents Emika as a fascinating artist with immeasurable promise.
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Jul 19, 2013Everything from the synth work to the drum tracks sound the same, and this, on top of the fact that Emika’s vocal delivery rarely changes, makes the album slightly (but only slightly) disappointing.
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Jul 8, 2013So while it’s worth checking out, DVA lacks any real core.
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Jun 20, 2013By compartmentalising Emika as it does, DVA leaves a nagging sense that she's still selling herself a little short.
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MagnetJun 17, 2013The results are gorgeous, but frustratingly circumspect: twitchy, mournful, would-be futuristic dark pop that's almost comforting in its claustrophobia. [No.99, p.55]
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Q MagazineJun 17, 2013If Emika's voice lets her down a bit in places, as a producer she knows how to mould it into strange and interesting shapes. [Jul 2013, p.103]
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Jun 10, 2013Though it's often lost in the overwrought emotions of Dva, her gift for sound remains even when she overshoots the mark.
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Jun 17, 2013In Dva, Emika may be aspiring to a larger scale of pop, but for the most part this only serves to amplify her flaws.
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