Queen of the Wave - Pepe Deluxe
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70 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: The fourth album for the duo from Finland is based on a 19th-century novel about Atlantis.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Exclaim
    Feb 22, 2012
    100
    Never in recorded history has there been an album of such audible variety, distinctive fidelity and lyrical intensity.
  2. Mixmag
    Feb 10, 2012
    80
    All in all, hugely ambitious enjoyable fun.
  3. Sputnikmusic
    Sep 17, 2012
    80
    Dense, satisfying, and fun--this deserves to go down as one of the peaks of baroque pop in recent years.
  4. BBC Music
    Feb 13, 2012
    60
    There's just too much noise here, and not enough cohesion, for a singular identity to sing clearly.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
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  1. Hesperite
    10
    I've never heard anything like this album before. I mean, I've heard a lot of stuff like it, but never this far out there. It's like all of the best parts from all of my favouritest albums put together.… Expand
  2. Rantastic
    10
    Best album of the year, hands down. It's beyond brilliant. If Quentin Tarantino directed a Cirque du Soleil show, this would be the score... And Lord knows that needs to happen.… Collapse

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