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79 out of 100

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8.1 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Australian rockers, who have attracted attention in their homeland and in Europe with their early EPs, make their full-length debut with this LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. No Ripcord
    90
    A record that is rich, varied and a little crackers as well, Lovers will certainly stand as one of the best debut albums of the year.
  2. Uncut
    90
    A sun-dappled, idiosyncratic delight, flooded with warmth and vitality, yet weighted by an undefinable sadness. [Aug 2003, p.108]
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  3. Pitchfork
    60
    If his eccentricity was tamed and the pained attempts to hop genres were avoided, Luke Steele could just produce something close to sublime. As it stands, Lovers is a fairly pleasant application of some charming reference points, but please, let's stop pretending that that's good enough.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. rosies
    10
    faaaantastic....i liked that all of the songs were different it made it interesting. i really hate being bored and Lovers kept me excited all the way through..it started well an stayed good. … Expand
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  2. MattM
    9
    Fantastic debut that continues the great legacy of awesome music coming out of Perth, Western Australia. This album has something for everyone. Psych Pop, Rock, Country & even spoken word. Check it out!… Expand
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  3. MacM
    8
    Gloriously bouncing between the pop genius of Flaming Lips and Doves and off on completely unique tangents along the way, Luke Steele is the pride of West Australia. (And check out his kid sister's band Little Birdy who are wispfully cool, too!)… Expand
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