Melody's Echo Chamber
by Melody's Echo Chamber
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. Mojo
    Dec 17, 2012
    80
    [A] luscious layercake of flange and Echoplex. [Jan 2013, p.90]
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  2. Blurt Magazine
    Dec 5, 2012
    70
    Each song can stand strongly on its own or the entire record can work as a cohesive whole (most records are one or the other).
  3. PopMatters
    Nov 30, 2012
    70
    Overall, this LP won't appeal to everyone, and it's unlikely that anyone will like everything about it. Still, the music industry could use a lot more innovation, and Prochet definitely offers that.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    Nov 26, 2012
    90
    Whatever happens next, she can rest assured safe in the knowledge that together with her beau they've conjured up one of 2012's--or any other year in recent memory--finest debuts.
  6. Q Magazine
    Nov 21, 2012
    80
    An intoxicating listen that's well worth experiencing for yourself. [Dec 2012, p.109]
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  7. The Quietus
    Nov 5, 2012
    90
    Melody's Echo Chamber is a glorious album. Its success lies in the balance between Prochet's ability to break out of the (supposed) shackles of her structured classical composition education, while still delivering a suite of songs that are coherent, eminently listenable and blend lightness with dark foreboding.
  8. New Musical Express (NME)
    Nov 5, 2012
    80
    What it all adds up to isn't big-push psych loonycakes like The Flaming Lips, but something more subtly disorienting.
  9. DIY Magazine
    Nov 5, 2012
    70
    Sophisticated yet uncomplicated, misty yet vibrant, luxurious yet disquieting, 'Melody's Echo Chamber' is a lovely record full of dualities.
  10. The Fly (UK)
    Nov 2, 2012
    80
    Melody's magic combination of dreamy sonics and saccharine vocals is an inexorable pleasure.
  11. BBC Music
    Oct 29, 2012
    80
    A shimmering, lovely thing, this debut is also full of adventurous spirit.
  12. Prefix Magazine
    Oct 10, 2012
    80
    You can come for the psychedelic pyrotechnics, and you can stay for the hooks: this debut is endlessly replayable.
  13. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 1, 2012
    78
    Breathy vocals, immensely hooky songwriting and a brilliantly defined technicolor aesthetic established from the very beginning. Such description could have been thrown at Stereolab in the early '90s and at Broadcast in the early 2000s.
  14. CMJ
    Sep 26, 2012
    70
    Although it could have ended on a stronger note, it's a fitting conclusion to the pleasant trip through Melody's spacey dreamworld.
  15. Pitchfork
    Sep 25, 2012
    74
    For a collaboration between a songwriter and a producer who helped push her to the outer limits of her vision, Melody's Echo Chamber is an impressively immersive debut.
  16. The New York Times
    Sep 25, 2012
    70
    As Ms. Prochet's lyrics melt into the hiss and buzz, her lilting tunes come through. Amid the derangement, it's still French pop.
  17. AllMusic
    Sep 25, 2012
    80
    The combination of Parker's inspired production, Prochet's lovely singing and evocative songwriting, and the perfect balance the duo strikes between pop and art makes Melody's Echo Chamber a rather stunning debut.
  18. Consequence
    Sep 25, 2012
    70
    While some albums evoke a dream-like state, Melody's Echo Chamber ensnares the listener into its elegant wilderness, not wanting to let go.
  19. Under The Radar
    Sep 25, 2012
    70
    Stereolab, Cocteau Twins, and Broadcast are key reference points here, though Prochet ensures that the only voice you'll recognize in the Chamber is hers.

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 39 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 44
  3. Negative: 4 out of 44
  1. jotaeseche
    Nov 29, 2014
    10
    What do you get if you mix the tremendously talented and visionary Kevin Parker and the utterly charming and hypnotizing Melody Prochet? OneWhat do you get if you mix the tremendously talented and visionary Kevin Parker and the utterly charming and hypnotizing Melody Prochet? One of the best and most compelling and addictive albums of not only the last decade, but the whole history of psychedelic rock/pop.… Full Review »
  2. CinemaNoir
    Jul 28, 2013
    10
    An absolutely incredible album. Kevin Parker's main project Tame Impala got all of the attention last year, but this is his album that shouldAn absolutely incredible album. Kevin Parker's main project Tame Impala got all of the attention last year, but this is his album that should have been getting the attention. It is a much stronger album, very experimental, with incredible cutting guitar riffs and beautifully brooding synths. The weird noises, the buzzes and the laser sounds fit better with this particular sound than they do on Lonerism. Beatles influences are still present, but don't dominate the record as they did on Lonerism, personally I hear more of a Radiohead influence than a Beatles influence here. I also prefer Melody Prochet's singing to Kevin Parker's but that is all personal preference as both are incredible vocalists. I think this is a much better realized album then Lonerism and is Kevin Parker's best work to date. Incredible album, fans of Tame Impala, Psychedelia and Indie Rock should love this album. 10/10, it's as perfect as an album can get!… Full Review »
  3. Thirty2
    Nov 18, 2016
    10
    Every song is fantastic and fits together to make a psychedelic masterpiece. I would go so far as to say that it's better than any Tame ImpalaEvery song is fantastic and fits together to make a psychedelic masterpiece. I would go so far as to say that it's better than any Tame Impala album to date.… Full Review »
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