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Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut solo release for the former frontman for the indie band Girls traces the long-distance relationship he had with a woman named Lysandre.
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  1. Positive: 23 out of 36
  2. Negative: 1 out of 36
  1. Jan 7, 2013
    80
    The man's bid for a place in the pantheon of gifted and fascinating greats is still on course.
  2. Jan 14, 2013
    80
    Except for all the bits about getting high, and the bit about begging his best friend not to kill him, Lysandre is a composite love story as old as the hills, but this retelling is surprisingly refreshing.
  3. May 6, 2013
    80
    At only 28 minutes long, Lysandre is easily digestible in a single sitting, but that really just embellishes its true purpose--to temporarily whet our appetites till all those other Christopher Owens solo records appear.
  4. Alternative Press
    Jan 7, 2013
    70
    Lysandre proves the chameleonic Owen can say the same thing over and over and never run out of inspiration. [Feb 2013, p.92]
  5. Jan 15, 2013
    63
    Lysandre is a fresh start for a writer with a fine ear for the way happiness and heartbreak intertwine.
  6. Jan 14, 2013
    60
    At just under a half-hour (a runtime probably inspired by the days when vinyl records could only contain about 40 minutes of music), Lysandre is a frustrating listen.
  7. Jan 22, 2013
    20
    Lysandre is full of problems/problematic things, and most of it rests on one of the album's biggest problems: the insistent, ever-present "me."

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