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- Summary: The fifth studio album for the electronic duo features such guest singers as Kelis, Santigold, Sam Sparro, Yo! Majesty!, and Yoko Ono.
- Record Label: Ultra
- Genre(s): Dance, Electronic
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Top Track
| Scars | |
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| Coming loose, at the seams Blind spots, voices Controls gone, I'm like a balloon Cut it out, emotion Distance, it grows now You don't, reach for... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 19
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Mixed: 8 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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If you’re wondering what electronic music is missing, look no further: Scars should serve as a reminder (if you needed one) that Basement Jaxx are an essential piece of the puzzle.
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There's a breathtaking array of bleeps, quirks, bits and bobs popping up to keep the boogie busy and the mind attentive.
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By closing the song with unadorned strings, Basement Jaxx seems to be finding feeling in its new efficiency.
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If Basement Jaxx want to hide their scars behind such easily enjoyable and well constructed pop music, then long may they continue.
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Q MagazineSimon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton have retrenched, recruited a slew of vocalists and made the sort of uptempo record they were doing at the turn of the century. [Oct 2009, p.107]
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Return To Form from last electro band standing.
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Under The RadarThe fragments don't fit together, and one ends up dreading the next mistep. [Fall 2009, p.74]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Dec 7, 2010
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Nov 18, 2010
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