Happiness In Magazines - Graham Coxon
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Metascore
77 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critics What's this?

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: Stephen Street produces the former Blur guitarist's fifth solo disc.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Happiness in Magazines feels like Coxon's first true solo album -- it's the first to present a complex, robust portrait of him as an artist, and the first that holds its own next to what he accomplished in Blur.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Bouncy punk, bluesy rock and boozy pop: this is the real Graham Coxon. [#7]
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  3. Dot Music
    80
    It's not original or slyly crafted enough - a couple of songs could definitely have benefited from a quick edit from Damon - to feel truly classic, but it has a charm and a vibrancy that's impossible to resist.
  4. Playlouder
    60
    'Happiness In Magazines' is likely to make you smile, and may even have you remembering a bygone era when Blur provided the soundtrack.

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  1. Positive: 11 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. joaop
    10
    The best album of the year
  2. LiamH
    10
    As if he were set free from some heavy restraint, Coxon has put out an exhilarating album of amazing energy. The album takes unusual risks (which all succeed) that really took me by suprise. He sounds as in command of the music as any artist I've heard in recent memory. This is a CD you'll keep listening too and singing along with for a long time...… Expand
  3. [Anonymous]
    8
    Pretty freakin' awesome! Classic Britpop from a guy who knows his stuff. A couple of tracks seem fillery, but there are enough great hooks elsewhere to make up for that. The US version adds the fantastic "Right to Pop!", so be sure to get that one.… Expand
  4. EbeneezerGoode
    4
    When I bought the album I was fascinated by the Modern Life Is Rubbish Feel. But after a few listens, it turned out that some songs of the album were rubbish, not the modern life... Freakin' Out on the other hand is excellent.… Expand

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