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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 29, 2012Free Dimensional feels like a sequel [to debut album, Special Affections], more professional, calculated, and occasionally satisfying, ultimately lacking the anything-goes magic that called for a sequel in the first place.
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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 24, 2012If this somehow still manages to be the kind of thing that'll get you out on the dance floor, you still have to survive instrumentals that plod rather than thrill, songs that meander rather than aim, and a slew of lazy sing-speech.
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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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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, 2012An un-ironic effort rooted in genuine curiosity of another era, but one that ultimately offers little that a dusty Madonna or Duran Duran compilation CD doesn't.
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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.
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Nov 15, 2012The production is much bigger, and his songwriting more assertive and hook-heavy. Unfortunately, the awkward charm and intimacy of his early efforts are missed.
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Oct 30, 2012These songs feel more accessible and much less significant. There are a few tracks here that reanimate that sense of excitement which permeated his previous record but they are few and far between.
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MagnetDec 4, 2012He sparkles on his own. [No. 93, p.53]
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Oct 30, 2012It's both hip-hop fashionable and cheesy banal packed into one vibrant and romantic spree.
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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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Nov 19, 2012It's shiny but fluffy, and sure to be a disappointment to those hoping that O'Regan could build on the promise of Special Affectations.
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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.
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