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Sep 21, 201180This album is a wellspring of the bandmates' combined creativity and an ode to free-spirited artistic expression. Bravo.
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Sep 14, 201180In a place where post-Warhol art-as-disposability has turned into all Snooki/Britney/Lindsey/Khardashians all the time, Blondie strikes a blow for pop culture that's not stupid, wasted and empty.
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Dec 6, 201170Panic of Girls rushes forth on a sleek new wave disco pulse that's entirely unconcerned about whether '80s retro is in style this season or not. This is fashionable music existing outside the realm of fashion.
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Jul 5, 201170They unapologetically rip into this album with a pulsating and mangled electro-pop opener called "D-Day", and rarely, if ever, lapse into giving people a poor photocopy of Parallel Lines.
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Dec 12, 201160The best tracks on Panic of Girls have some edge and bite... though the all-points-of-the-compass eclecticism makes [it] sound somewhat disjointed and schizophrenic. [Aug. 2011, pg. 99]
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Oct 28, 201160While Panic of Girls certainly advances Blondie's legacy as an influential and consistently relevant force, there are a few moments that, at best, improve upon repeated listening or at worst, taint the band's otherwise commendable return to recording.
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Sep 28, 201160Yet, if the tunes sometimes sag, Debbie Harry's voice remains sharply sculpted.
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Jul 1, 201160If only the other half of this album didn't spiral off into wretched reggae stylings, this would be alright.
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Jul 1, 201160None of it will set the Saturday dancefloors on fire with pouting thrills, though it may sound cool enough over coffee in the cafes of Sunday morning.
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Jul 19, 201140The weakness is the music. [Aug 2011, p.79]
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Jul 1, 201140It will do for the festivals but not without considerable help from their back catalogue.
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Jul 1, 201140That Panic of Girls gives way from innovation to imitation is regrettable--but in an era in which bands are content to simply wheel out their back catalogue in return for a fat pay check, it's admirable that Blondie are still here and still looking forward, even if only fleetingly.
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Jul 1, 201140Throughout, the sound is brittle and strident, like space-rock-candy, with Deborah Harry's allure buried far too deeply in the crowded mix to be particularly effective.
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Sep 22, 201130There is no sense of nostalgia here, only pure awkwardness and honest decadence that take the definition of 'kitsch' to unexpected artistic levels.
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Aug 5, 201130They reportedly had some difficulties securing a label for this release. And Unfortunately, it's easy to see why; Girls hits the panic button pretty early on. [Jul 2011, p.78]