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- Record Label: Blue Note
- Release Date: Jan 27, 2009
- Summary: The second full-length album for the duo of Greg Kurstin and Inara George.
- Record Label: Blue Note
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Pop, Alternative
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Top Track
| Love Letter To Japan | |
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| From the west to the east I have flown to be near you I have come all this way to be close, to be here with you And now, all my heart I will lay down... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 27
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Mixed: 10 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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Cheeky modernity hides beneath every glistening throwback.
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MojoThis sequel ups their ante further; there's inventiveness here that rivals Girls Aloud producers Xenomania. [Apr 2009, p.103]
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Ray Guns Are Not Just the Future is a useful title for this record, which can feel like a stroll through Tomorrowland with an archly enthusiastic guide.
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Some of the clever songwriting is still intact and that rescues an otherwise middle of the road affair.
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While the duo borrows a bit too obviously from its influences at times, the album’s detailed production and stylistic shifts reward multiple listens, resulting in a pop album with surprising depth.
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There’s not a lot to get excited about, but it’s a catchy enough confection that should work well in gadget commercials, which was likely the whole point.
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Their songs carry bossa nova chord changes, analog keyboard bleeps and icy-cool chanteuserie from singer Inara George. So why is the second album by George and multi-instrumentalist Greg Kurstin so soul-deadening?
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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SergeyKMar 10, 2009The best indie album with female vocal for last years.
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