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The set works like a spun-up set of carefully collated cuts, sequenced with stuck-tape-over-the-tabs-in-the-corners mix-tape affection that makes the whole seem like a sticky-sentimented sentimental love letter to the boys' record collections.
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SpinUnlike When I Was Born, which made similar pileups sound subversive, Handcream often feels mapless. [May 2002, p.122]
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It sounds like the band is trying too hard to recapture the quirk factor, and the overdose borders on annoying.
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BlenderWeakened by a slew of club-oriented pieces that drown its personality in repetitive grooves. [Apr/May 2002, p.113]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jul 18, 2021Art, happiness, disco, culture, criticism and good production, all together in one album.