Mixed Emotions
by Tanlines
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
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  1. The A.V. Club
    Mar 20, 2012
    83
    Those highs could climb higher, the lows could really crawl. But there's no question that Tanlines have found their path forward.
  2. Spin
    Mar 28, 2012
    80
    Mixed Emotions falls right into place, then, indulging both musical and emotional nostalgia without falling victim to any particular trend.
  3. Consequence
    Mar 21, 2012
    80
    Mixed Emotions plays like a great debut.
  5. Exclaim
    Mar 20, 2012
    80
    Mixed Emotions is just the painstakingly crafted, mood-driven long-player we've been waiting for from this immensely talented duo.
  6. CMJ
    Mar 19, 2012
    80
    Even with Mixed Emotions' tumultuous gestation, Emm and Cohen have overcome, with a lean, lighthearted LP of which Toto would be proud.
  7. Prefix Magazine
    Mar 19, 2012
    80
    Eric Emm and Jess Cohen have produced an album is both substantially intelligent and undeniably fun in equal measure.
  8. DIY Magazine
    Mar 19, 2012
    80
    Mixed Emotions' has a track for every mood without ever sounding in the least bit forced or contrived... Finger clicking good.
  9. Dusted Magazine
    Mar 14, 2012
    80
    The result is an album that is as notable on its own as it is in the historical chillwave narrative.
  10. The Boston Phoenix
    Mar 14, 2012
    75
    Mixed Emotions is a shiny bear-hug of an album--sometimes short on fresh ideas, but never lacking in heart.
  11. Pitchfork
    Mar 26, 2012
    71
    Most of these songs are really pretty damn good. Tanlines have never had a problem with the set-up, but it's in the delivery where the occasionally falter.
  12. Magnet
    Apr 11, 2012
    70
    Meatier than the handful of singles and EPs that have boosted the Tanlines name to date. [No. 86, p.58]
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  13. Rolling Stone
    Mar 28, 2012
    70
    The [album] which flirt[s] with kitsch but never succumb[s] to it, can be unexpectedly poignant.
  14. Boston Globe
    Mar 21, 2012
    70
    For all of their sunset tints, fake congas, and overall indulgence in artifice, the songs neither feel cloyingly ironic or haplessly naïve.
  15. Under The Radar
    Mar 21, 2012
    70
    Sure the vibes are smooth, but Tanlines work very hard to make it look easy.
  16. Beats Per Minute
    Mar 29, 2012
    65
    Mixed Emotions seems served just too late, and comes off as regrettably stale.

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User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. matheas
    Jan 11, 2020
    9
    Great album from top to bottom. Not the Same is the standout and most likely to be an earworm.
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