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- Summary: The 12th full-length release for the band led by Stephen Merritt features songs as short as 13 seconds to just over two and a half minutes.
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- Record Label: Nonesuch
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Positive: 12 out of 13
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Mixed: 1 out of 13
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Classic Rock MagazineJul 6, 2020A torrid tumble of greatness. [Summer 2020, p.89]
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May 15, 2020Merritt’s ability to blend comedy and heartache through finely observed character studies is one of his greatest strengths, and that skill in fine form throughout Quickies.
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MojoJun 10, 2020Highly entertaining, though best consumed a few songs at a time, Quickies is more than a novelty record, though certainly novel. [Jun 2020, p.90]
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May 28, 2020The album reinforces the unstoppable brilliance of Merritt's writing. At any length, instrumentation or investigating whatever ridiculous subject matter, he somehow manages to be effortlessly charming, funny, odd and above all catchy.
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Jul 16, 2020The album rewards as time passes. Initially tracks change relentlessly and the notion of fifteen more feels like a chore, but by Quickies’ end you’ve encountered so many characters and so many songwriting modes that this slight album feels like an entire populated universe. The Magnetic Fields have pulled off their old trick of reminding you that there can be something to a gimmick after all.
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UncutJun 10, 2020Though it lacks the ingenuity of Holiday, the palpable tenderness of Get Lost or the rigour of 69 Love Songs, it does satisfy a need. [Jun 2020, p.36]
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Rolling StoneMay 15, 2020Not his most satisfying concept, but he can do more in 72 seconds that most artists can in four minutes. [May 2020, p.89]
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Aug 27, 2020
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