Praxis Makes Perfect
by Neon Neon
  • Record Label: Lex
  • Release Date: Apr 30, 2013
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. PopMatters
    May 1, 2013
    40
    Praxis’ songs are too closely tied to their subject to work outside of the album in any notable context, which leaves us with the album itself--a confused mess of synth noodlings and half-formed ideas.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Apr 30, 2013
    58
    In the end, Praxis Makes Perfect is an uneven mix of gleaming ’80s homages and tunes burdened by their own ambition.
  3. The Observer (UK)
    Apr 29, 2013
    60
    What Praxis Makes Perfect might lack in fresh musical directions--their percolating analogue-digital pop remains little altered--it makes up for in apposite italophile detail.
  5. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 26, 2013
    60
    Sadly, the decision to tell Feltrinelli's story in the same period technopop music as Stainless Style sabotages its impact.
  6. The Guardian
    Apr 25, 2013
    60
    This time their subject is the Italian publisher and leftwing activist Giangiacomo Feltrinelli, and that satisfying feeling of sound enhancing story is missing. What you get instead are some ridiculously buoyant tunes advocating social justice.
  7. Uncut
    Apr 23, 2013
    60
    Some nice wordplay and a sultry cameo from Asia Argento ensure that Praxis Makes Perfect is fun, if musically flimsy. [May 2013, p.75]
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  8. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 23, 2013
    60
    While Praxis Makes Perfect does boast some terrific, shimmering, moments, it simultaneously puts hurdles in the way of an easy listen, especially towards the end where it all gets a bit... well, dull.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. prader_willi
    May 20, 2013
    7
    Decent album that could've been better. Best songs are "The Jaguar" and "Shopping (I Like To)," which is a pretty brainless and sarcastic popDecent album that could've been better. Best songs are "The Jaguar" and "Shopping (I Like To)," which is a pretty brainless and sarcastic pop celebration of commercialism. They played it safe, so I'm giving them a safe rating.… Full Review »
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