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Q MagazineJun 21, 2012Make-Believe is a record you're more likely to respectfully admire than fall hopelessly in love with. [Jun 2012, p.110]
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Jun 4, 2012On Make-Believe, a sloppy more-of-the-same same approach has crippled what this album could have been, ultimately leaving us with some vaguely interesting notions rather than well-explored concepts.
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May 4, 2012Master of My Make-Believe lands with a bit of a thud in contrast; lots of filler propped up by a few far-out pop jams, possessing as many ups and downs as her 2008 debut record.
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May 3, 2012[The album] shines in most parts and violently hampers itself in others.
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May 1, 2012Dazzling moments don't come often enough to make up for flat ones.
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May 1, 2012Her songs sound great but feel off, merely gesturing in the direction of emotions. In the end, she's so cool she'll frost up your earbuds.
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Apr 23, 2012On standout tracks such as "Disparate Youth" and "Big Mouth", the collision of nagging pop and neon polyrhythms often feels like a halfway party-house between MIA and Florence Welch.
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Apr 20, 2012Master of My Make Believe has the feel of being made deliberately difficult to listen to; obstructionist for the sake of being obstructionist, confrontational without really having anything to argue against - except what might, ultimately, be self-imposed expectations.
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Apr 20, 2012There's a subdued, mid-paced feel to it, too, and this sense of somehow sad restraint holds it back from greatness.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 43 out of 46
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Mixed: 2 out of 46
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Negative: 1 out of 46
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