• Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2010
Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
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  1. Dec 14, 2010
    60
    It's an excellent way for Jenkinson to branch out and try something different--his playing and programming is definitely up to his high standard--but aside from the sweet retro vibes, it's hardly a classic.
  2. Dec 14, 2010
    60
    While fans of rebooted electro-boogie are probably better off seeking out Dam-Funk's excellent Toeachizown from last year, Shobaleader certainly has its endearingly eccentric moments.
  3. Dec 14, 2010
    40
    Shobaleader One's not tuneful enough to pass for pop, not funky enough to satisfy a club, and lacks the wildstyle (if sometimes infuriating) excess of Squarepusher's other records. Whether hard or soft, there's nothing here that you can't hear executed with more joie de vivre by a half-dozen Frenchmen.
  4. Q Magazine
    Dec 20, 2010
    40
    Not for the first time, you find yourself wondering whether Squarepusher is taking the piss. [Dec 2010, p.113]

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