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Nov 14, 2013Almost all of the songs feel like they’re taking place within the confines of a dance floor--either meeting someone new or partying with old favorites.... However, some of the best moments in Luscious Jackson’s catalog came when the band slowed things down and found a groove.
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Nov 8, 2013It's just a return to very familiar territory without the urgency and mystery of Luscious Jackson's 90s-era music--the Lollapalooza Nation equivalent of, say, a new Winger or Y&T album. For the most part, it even sounds like it was fun to make; if only it were as much fun to hear.
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Nov 6, 2013Nostalgia-driven fan-funding is a useful way to see which short-lived phenoms have anything left in the tank, but Magic Hour suggests Luscious Jackson is a little too far removed from what drove the group to make music in the first place.