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Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings
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Positive: 8 out of 12
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Dec 4, 2014
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Aug 15, 2010In light of everything else Merritt has ever made, this is forgettable. Neat idea, boring execution, nonexistent target demographic. The opening track is classic, but, in the context of the rest of the album, sounds like some lost 70th Love Song, failing to dovetail with the ensuing album's style.
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AlR.Jan 26, 2010As good as a Distortion follow-up can get. Merritt writes like no one.
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Merritt’s songs are, as ever, as lugubrious yet playful as his voice.
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Who knows what's real and what's not, but The Magnetic Fields write Great Pop songs, and this means a lot.
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Realism showcases how effective it can be when it is allied to a dry sense of humour, a flair for melody and an ability to engage with more than a narcissistic world view.