POP ETC - POP ETC
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53 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

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  • Summary: The debut album for the band previously known as the Morning Benders was produced by Andrew Dawson.
  • Record Label: Rough Trade
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. The A.V. Club
    Jul 3, 2012
    83
    The album's a bold move for a band that had just gotten the ball rolling, and it should only boost its momentum.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jun 18, 2012
    70
    Overall it just about balances out.
  3. Q Magazine
    Aug 2, 2012
    60
    Pop Etc manage a couple of well-aimed arrows towards the heart. [Aug 2012, p.108]
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  4. Beats Per Minute (formerly One Thirty BPM)
    Jun 18, 2012
    35
    [The songs'] punchiness and repetitiveness can quickly get on one's nerves, depending on your disposition.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Cableline
    6
    The first sound you hear on the opening track of POP ETC
  2. icunn
    3
    The Morning Benders were fantastic. Big Echo was one of my favorite albums of 2010 with an incredibly smooth and coherent sound. Each track was pop gold. When they covered "Last Nite" on Stereogum's 2011 "Stroked: A Tribute to Is This It," I was extremely excited at the new - heavier electronic - direction in which The Morning Benders were moving. They were at a crossroad with tons of opportunity in front of them. Unfortunately, with their change in name the band seems to have decided to abandon all their history and start from scratch. In my opinion, this was a horrible mistake as POP ETC falls short of The Morning Bends in every way.… Expand

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