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Embryonic is certainly not without charm, but its title gives the game away. Largely, it's the sound of a band seeking inspiration rather than finding it.
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Embryonic, then, sounds like an over-correction to that trend, pushing the Lips's sound back into more experimental territory.
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For all its flaws and failings, for all that you may never feel like listening to it again, it's hard not to be perversely glad Embryonic exists.
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The Lips have always been able to subvert pie-eyed whimsy with a sense of homespun beauty, and there's plenty of that here too.
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Q MagazineEmbryonic has a cloudy feel, full of hulking, malformed basslines, distorted drums, and melodies that circle without ever ascending. [Nov 2009, p.102]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 104 out of 113
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Mixed: 4 out of 113
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Negative: 5 out of 113
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