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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 32 Ratings

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  1. jkhor
    Sep 29, 2010
    10
    Little Joy presents a laid-back lifestyle where it sends the message that people should not focus only on achieving goals but also to cherish the “little joys” of life. All of Little Joy’s songs are presented like a story and I feel that, by doing this, they become closer to the listener. The listener can easily relate to them as their songs are presented like a story and it’s like a friend telling the listeners about their trouble. Moreover, the song is more down-to-earth and that, I think, is to create intimacy between the song and the listener. It gives more emotion to the song. The music style is of typical indie rock kind of style, which is laid-back. The voice of the singer sounds as if he is telling you to “chill” and “relax”. From “The Next Time Around” to “Evaporar”, the album promotes a laid-back lifestyle sending a message on what the band thinks life should be and we should appreciate the “little” things in life like falling in love. Other than that, the album mainly consists of love songs and love is the “little joys” of life. The interesting part of the order of the songs is that it is arranged to sound like the synopsis of a love story. Each song describes a specific phase of a relationship from meeting up (“Brand new start”) to falling in love (“How to hang a Warhol” ) and then breaking up (No one’s better sake). The theme of the album is simple:” Enjoy life!!! ”. Everything in life is enjoyable including the “little” ones.… Expand
  2. frank80428
    Oct 1, 2010
    10
    Little Joy is a name of a band and an album formed in 2007 by three members, Rodrigo Amarante, Fabrizio Meoretti, and Binki Shapiro. The band was name after a **** lounge in Echo Park, where Amarante and Meoretti met. The theme of this album expresses their excitement to begin a brand new band with different aspects and music styles, comparing to their pervious bands. I can say Little Joy is an album that audiences can flow to; the textured of music washes over us like waves and the lazy guitar takes us to a pleasant mood. All of their music pieces emphasize the importance of Amarante’s vocal, and Meroetti’s feeling printed in the lyrics. Interestingly, I think the album has many equivoques, which Merroti uses in this album to portray their little antidotes on their experiences of reforming a music group through lyrics and title of each song. The first song of Little Joy, “The Next Time Around” and the last song,“ Evaporar”, well portray their desire of starting this band and their appreciation to their fans. Through their songs, I can feel the surprises that the band tries to illustrate in each song and those surprises warm my heart. Those soft and light vocal Amarante sung, and the background music that Meoretti and Shapiro organized make me want to listen this album over and over again. Importantly, every song has somehow referred to their purpose of recording this album and their hard work is only because of this “Little Joy.”… Expand
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Metascore
71 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Billboard
    70
    Nothing on the album is as catchy or as memorable as the Strokes' sharpest material, but several cuts sport a sweet Latin lilt, which helps distinguish the music from work by any number of similarly situated acts.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    63
    Little Joy's charmingly lazy songwriting makes no gesture at becoming anything beyond an excellent dinner-party soundtrack. But in these trying times for art and political life, such warm-hearted mood music will at least make your headaches go away.
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  3. musicOMH.com
    80
    A little joy goes a long way--a long way towards one of the more carefree albums you'll enjoy this autumn.
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