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My Maudlin Career - Camera Obscura
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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 1 out of 20

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  1. dephot
    Apr 22, 2009
    9
    My Maudlin Career finds Camera Obscura at their peak. Full control over their best of times/worst of times dynamic wrapped in infectious melodies and nectar infused vocals. The songwriting is a logical next move from their breakthrough "Let's Get out of this Country" from 2006. Tracyanne Campbell has written some gems here. "James" "French Navy" & My Maudlin Career" are great places to start. Great album.… Expand
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  2. matta
    Apr 22, 2009
    9
    So glad that this album is doing well on here. My favorite of the year thus far.
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  3. TimE
    Apr 23, 2009
    10
    This bands catalog of music has been flawless thus far and this new masterpiece is no exception. Band of the decade. Sheer brilliance in every note. It wont get better than this all year. Pure Bliss.
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  4. smithsgirl
    May 19, 2009
    9
    This is a great album, make no mistake, yet it doesn't quite reach the dizzying and beautiful heights of Underachievers or Let's Get Out. Nor quite have the immediacy of those two albums. Still if it's the album which gives them their deserved and long overdue breakthrough, I'm not complaining. If My Maudlin Career is your first foray into Camera Obscura, check out their earlier stuff, it will delight you even more.… Expand
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  5. JamesB
    Jul 16, 2009
    9
    Pure unbridled bliss! So melodic, so beautifully sad, so absolutely awesome!
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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 25 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    If My Maudlin Career falls a tiny bit short of "Let's Get Out of This Country," and it does, it's only because that album was so wonderful.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    70
    It's the musical equivalent of the death of Bambi's mother: exquisitely rendered, but, once experienced for the first time, you need to steel yourself for subsequent visits.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    My Maudlin Career is the kind of record that exists to reward those both mad, and sad, in love.
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