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Oct 30, 2012Free Dimensional lives up to its name by serving up lots of sparkling pop with depth as well as heart and brains.
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Oct 23, 2012Free Dimensional is infectiously positive, building off of similar foundations as his previous tracks while boasting a fuller, more dynamic sound.
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Nov 9, 2012White-hot electro-effects romp through New Order–meets–G-funk dance beats while Diamond Rings' seductive baritone harmonizes scandals of unrequited love and ambivalent liaisons
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MagnetDec 4, 2012He sparkles on his own. [No. 93, p.53]
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Oct 23, 2012The general focus and fulfillment of personal goals on the album is admirable, and the pop landscape is now a little stronger because of it.
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Oct 23, 2012Although the record could almost certainly be cut in half in order to make for one killer EP, the flashes of brilliance here are truly exceptional.
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Oct 23, 2012Everything about Free Dimensional is cheesy--from the mousey bedroom beats to the predictable synth lines to O'Regan's (hard) Soft Cell vocal delivery to the awkward, bumbling raps. Regardless, several songs are stunning.
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Nov 7, 2012It's the fact that the album emerges from these lacunae, between mainstream electro-pop and DIY indie, between declaration and uncertainty, between contemporary knowingness and a complete lack of irony, that imparts its own imperfect je ne sais quoi--and, paradoxically, the hooks don't hurt.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 1 out of 8
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Nov 17, 2012
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Oct 31, 2012