Radlands - Mystery Jets
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The British indie rock band's fifth album was recorded in Austin, Texas and was produced by Dan Carey.
  • Record Label: Rough Trade
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Jun 5, 2012
    80
    Not a reinvention so much as an enjoyable detour, Radlands is a set of aural postcards from the Lone Star State that demonstrates just how much good a working vacation can do.
  2. Jul 18, 2012
    80
    Bright, snappy and instantly infectious hooks. [Jun 2012, p.84]
  3. May 10, 2012
    80
    This has turned out to be the album of their career.
  4. Apr 27, 2012
    60
    [There are no] outstandingly bad offerings, just several more forgettable ones than can be briskly ignored.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. In 2008, it looked like Mystery Jets were on the precipice of making it big. Sophomore album Twenty One had a decent-sized hit in the form of Two Doors Down, and critics were hailing the band as one to watch. However, the hype never really translated into the success the band deserved, and follow-up album Serotonin saw a shift towards a more mainstream synth-pop sound which didn't resonate with fans - or any one else for that matter. The band disappeared to America and took stock of their situation, hoping that new surroundings would give them a fresh perspective. But it was too much for bassist Kai Fish who decided to leave the band to pursue the solo career he kick-started last year. Things looked dismal, but against all odds the boys have come back with Radlands - a somewhat career-defining album born out of the band's destabilisation and struggle to find a new identity....read full review here: wearethefilter.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/review-mystery-jets-radlands.html Expand
  2. Undoubtedly, Mystery Jets certainly have the potential, which is even presented in the title track - nevertheless in the same compositions reveals the biggest flaw of the album, which is the usual triumph form over content. So what that songs sometimes present haunting and easily memorable themes supported by the curious, a little "lethargic" vocals - if the band is not able to use that wisely and produces such boring songs like "You Had Me At Hello". Fortunately, not all of them should be omitted - for example, worth paying attention is indie rock "Someone Purer." Expand
  3. 4
    Mystery Jets' track "Dreaming of Another World" is one of my favorite songs of the last few years but everything else that I've heard from them has left me believing that they are just another one-hit-wonder. Expand