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- Summary: Neil Finn and his new band, featuring his wife Sharon, release their debut album.
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- Record Label: Lester Recording Catalog
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 6 out of 12
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Mixed: 6 out of 12
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Negative: 0 out of 12
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Dec 13, 2011With burping synths, herky-jerky rhythms, intimate vocals, and booming beats it sounds like Finn and friends took everything they love and giddily smashed it together.
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Sep 23, 2011A welcome surprise.
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Sep 30, 2011Ironically, this very looseness not only results in a lively listen, but the polite messiness of Pajama Club winds up as a greater testament to his songwriting skills than the last Crowded House album; as the cliché goes, his throwaways are better than many artist's keepers.
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Sep 20, 2011Despite the propulsive energy sustained throughout, some tracks lack focus.
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Q MagazineNov 8, 2011If Pajama Club resembles anything, it's a Neil Finn solo album, although Dead Leg and Can't Put It Down Until It Ends are as well-crafted as anything he's offered since Crowded House's pomp. [Nov. 2011, p. 139]
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Sep 26, 2011In its loose instrumentation and sometimes confused layers (and some questionable lyrics) it does sound noticeably like a side-project from start to finish, and that it was written and recorded in a hurry. There is magic in that of course, but you do feel that is not the way to coax out Finn's A-grade material.
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Oct 19, 2011Pajama Club is an admirable grab at a clean slate, but the price is just a little too high.