La Liberacion
by CSS
  • Record Label: Downtown
  • Release Date: Aug 23, 2011
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11

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  1. hydrawithears
    Oct 3, 2011
    4
    After listening to La Liberación Iâ

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. Consequence
    Sep 14, 2011
    40
    There are some lovely, warm, breezy beats, as on "Hits Me Like a Rock", but the vocals seem so drenched in effects that it takes away from any kind of earthiness, and Bobby Gillespie's appearance seems fatuous, a nod to the kind of sound they are hoping to achieve.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Sep 8, 2011
    52
    Their experiments don't always yield useful results-- the downcast, acoustic-guitar-powered "Partners in Crime" comes awkwardly decorated with free-form piano rolls that trip up rather than propel the song's momentum. But there are moments when CSS find a way to successfully evolve without alienating their base.
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  3. CMJ
    Sep 1, 2011
    60
    Despite its inconsistencies, La Liberacion undoubtedly mixes it up.
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