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Apr 5, 2012This is guilt-free bass bliss for a post-genre age.
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Q MagazineApr 25, 2012Superb. [May 2012, p.105]
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Mar 29, 2012This is the perfect type of album for people who think dubstep is too singular and great proof that there are still possibilities for expansion in the genre.
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Mar 27, 2012Dismiss his second album, Songs, only at your peril.
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MagnetApr 11, 2012A vibrant, dubbed-out dance album that rises above the wobble-obsessed rabble. [No.86, p.57]
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Mar 27, 2012Even when the lowend gets a workout, as on "Asda Car Park" and "Opium," the tone is party-friendly rather than glowering--good news for pop fans, less so for Korn devotees.
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Apr 6, 2012The main issue with Songs is that, for an album of "songs," there are too few pop cuts to work well as a whole. It's more of a pick-and-choose affair where the modern ability to fast-forward to your favorite musical moments, down to the second, is crucial.
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May 2, 2012Mostly it's party music, pure and simple.
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Apr 17, 2012Songs is solid when it sticks to what it knows best, the crisp beats, playful bass wobbles and shuddering tempo. His commercial experimentations are still hit and miss, enough hit to make these departures worthwhile, but also enough miss to make you wonder if Rusko is out of his comfort zone when he branches out.
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Apr 4, 2012Songs does not kill Rusko's brostep monster. It just drastically smooths out the edges and makes it a bit more ready for popular consumption.
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Mar 28, 2012The album is still very much a tale of two cities: for every half-baked wobbly anthem that the rooster-haired cockney thug has in his pocket he still manages to surprise with an occasional outburst of borderline genius.
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Mar 27, 2012As a complete album [it] lacks any depth or cogency.
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Apr 26, 2012He seems stuck between self-consciously chasing mainstream pop crossover and some underground ideal, and pulls off neither.
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Mar 28, 2012There may be arguments for Rusko's moves here; it's just that they're not very well executed.
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Mar 27, 2012Although Songs feels consistently summery, it lacks coherence: the diverse elements don't completely gel.