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- Summary: The sixth full-length release for the Swedish band was self-produced and is its first on the Ninja Tune label.
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- Record Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 10
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Mixed: 4 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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MojoMar 25, 2020Showcases [singer Yukimi Nagano's] full emotional range. ... Six albums in, now, as ever, Little Dragon deserve far more attention. [May 2020, p.94]
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Mar 27, 2020Each track is like a piece of the puzzle. You’re looking at the shapes in front of you thinking that they will never fit together; then somehow, given time, everything clicks into place. That satisfactory snap into place is what Little Dragon has been searching for. Their wait is now over.
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Apr 2, 2020In a way, New Me, Same Us comes across as a statement of renewed commitment from the band.
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Apr 3, 2020For the most part, they sound like they’re having more fun than ever.
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Mar 25, 2020New Me, Same Us finds its vigour in the sweet spot between pure pop and the band’s more adventurous tendencies. When an emotionally-charged, jazz-inspired piano climax cuts through the otherwise smooth veneer of New Fiction or when Where You Belong leans fully into a part-funk, part-R'n'B groove, the band really hit their stride. It’s just a shame there are some stumbles on the way.
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UncutMar 26, 2020Although the tongue-in-cheek title nods to the familiarity of these new songs, there's no shortage of ideas. [May 2020, p.27]
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Apr 3, 2020In common with a fair amount of Little Dragon’s previous output though, New Me, Same Us seems to work better in small chunks than as an album as a whole. There’s something about the smooth, glossy sound that means that, after a while, each song seems to merge into one.
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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Mar 27, 2020Excellent! Lipa's album bring us 90s pop mixed with disco music... LEVITATING must be single... We'll pray for it.
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Mar 31, 2020Worthies (4/11):
--- Hold On
--- Another Lover
--- New Fiction
--- Sadness -