Gold Motel
by Gold Motel
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Paste Magazine
    Jul 3, 2012
    80
    Overall, Gold Motel stands out as a non-guilty pop pleasure that will leave hip listeners singing, dancing and apologizing, "Sorry, I'm not sorry."
  2. Alternative Press
    Jul 2, 2012
    80
    The arrangements are busier, but Morgan's the key to holding it together. [Aug 2012, p.90]
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  3. Uncut
    Jul 2, 2012
    80
    This female-fronted quintet continues to connect the tuneful aggression of Blondie with the SoCal sassiness of Rilo Kiley. [Aug 2012, p.71]
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  5. AllMusic
    Jul 2, 2012
    70
    With Gold Motel the bandmembers are wiser, but never weary, simultaneously expanding their sound around their new world-view and fitting it within the candy-pop shell they've crafted so well.
  6. CMJ
    Jul 2, 2012
    70
    At this crossroads between excitement, adventure and melancholy, Gold Motel resides.
  7. Filter
    Aug 14, 2012
    64
    Songs like "Santa Cruz" make this album fallible--they aren't as beautiful as the place and memories evoked from the titles.

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