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Puzzle - Tahiti 80
Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    Songs so odd and cheekily gleeful they could almost be Mentos jingles.
  2. Billboard
    80
    This French quartet specializes in bubbly AM indie-pop that gives it more the feel of a male-fronted version of the Cardigans.
  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Thankfully, this is more absurd than mawkish, made even better by the fact that Tahiti 80 are French people singing in English, and therefore do not always make sense.
  4. Spin
    70
    Puzzle gels the Kinks/Beatles sound the group obviously adores with something less dusty. Think the Sea and Cake playing with the Stone Roses. Or a chartier Belle and Sebastian.
  5. Q Magazine
    60
    Sounds something like a male-fronted Cardigans... [Aug 2001, p.141]
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  6. Alternative Press
    60
    It all combines for an enjoyable listen... provided you block out the lyrics. [#146, p.102]
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  7. Magnet
    60
    There's some buzzing and belling on "Puzzle," some crimped cracking that doubles as new wave, but for the most part, it's California dreaming at its dumbest.
  8. All Music Guide
    50
    France's Tahiti 80 seem so enamoured with their musical idols that they can barely voice a personal touch of their own.
  9. MTV.com
    50
    This stuff is too cute for its own damn good.
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