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  • Summary: The third full-length solo release for Radiohead's Philip Selway features contributions from Valentina Magaletti, Laura Moody, Hannah Peel, Quinta, Marta Salogni, and Adrian Utley.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Clash Music
    Feb 23, 2023
    80
    The songwriting is strong, representing Selway’s best – and must sustained – burst of solo work yet. His innate musicality shines through, and there’s an endearing honesty to the lyrics that filters across the music itself.
  2. Beats Per Minute
    Feb 28, 2023
    75
    While Strange Dance is a rather nocturnal album, those broad and distant lyrics, aided by the atmospheric yet intricate instrumentation, mean there are many more moods and times that it can fit.
  3. DIY Magazine
    Feb 22, 2023
    70
    The richness of its sounds is what makes ‘Strange Dance’ a warmly familiar, if not entirely compelling listen.
  4. Uncut
    Feb 22, 2023
    70
    A richer chamber-pop style which now reaches its zenith on Strange Dance. [Mar 2023, p.35]
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  5. Under The Radar
    Mar 14, 2023
    70
    Strange Dance is Selway’s third solo album and carries on where 2014’s Weatherhouse left off. The synths and electronic adornments are all in place, but here they’re augmented with strings and brass. Selway had the good taste to invite Portishead’s Adrian Utley to contribute and his involvement is pretty much guaranteed to elevate the quality of a project.
  6. Mojo
    Feb 22, 2023
    60
    Occasionally, the vaulting arrangements threaten to overwhelm what is a naturally lower-case singing voice, but the ambition here cannot be faulted. [Apr 2023, p.85]
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  7. Pitchfork
    Feb 28, 2023
    58
    The dramatic crescendos and ostensibly cathartic payoffs of “Little Things” and “The Heart of It All” suggest profundity but mostly draw attention to its absence. Strip away the bombast and these are humble little songs. Humble treatment might suit them.

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  1. Davidwv97
    Mar 2, 2023
    8
    The album's lead single is probably Phil's weakest vocal performance on the album. I really preferred the other songs. The songwriting isThe album's lead single is probably Phil's weakest vocal performance on the album. I really preferred the other songs. The songwriting is good, the melodies are nice. It's not like anything Radiohead have ever put out which is really nice. It's a calm, atmospheric and moody album, I really like it.… Expand

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