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MojoAt their indie-disco feyest they can elicit comparisons with Hot Chip, but Lightbulbs trips the dark fantastic in its own deadpan style. [Sep 2008, p.110]
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Their more subdued follow-up doesn't dirty things up much, but it does give some character to the quartet's airtight groovemaking.
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Despite a few uncomfortable moments, the Brighton trio turn in another solid effort.
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FilterSomewhere in the English to Japanese to...uh, English translation, the wonderful quirkiness inherent in their delivery and meaningless lyrics was misplaced. [Fall 2008, p.105]
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Lightbulbs is an album solely for the initiated, and newcomers to Fujiya & Miyagi would be better served by skipping this watered-down amalgamation and checking out the band's influences instead.
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Q MagazineTheir combination of surreal lyrics and Krautrock now sounds pedestrian. [Oct 2008, p.142]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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PaulR.Sep 16, 2008Brilliant.
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PedroMSep 10, 2008One of the best albums of the year so far.