Strange Weekend - Porcelain Raft
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73 out of 100

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5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the debut album for Mauro Remiddi under the name Porcelain Raft.
  • Record Label: Secretly Canadian
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Feb 22, 2012
    82
    All in all, it's a solid debut effort and one that never spares on electronic dramatics and an extensive array of far-ranging ideas.
  2. CMJ
    Jan 26, 2012
    80
    Strange Weekend takes on the lofty task of musical multitasking and succeeds.
  3. Consequence of Sound
    Jan 27, 2012
    80
    The legacy of Remiddi's latest LP, Strange Weekend, is the eerily beautiful atmosphere it creates, just like the work of older artists such as Angelo Badalamenti, and more recent work by Ariel Pink, Perfume Genius, and John Maus, who invest a huge amount of emotion and cerebral conceit into their work, which pads out their music with shambolic, poetic insulation.
  4. Mojo
    Jan 31, 2012
    60
    Not yet a strength, lyrics probe the border between naive and trite. [Feb 2012, p.94]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
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  1. Apart
    10
    I loved this album, the way they combine the guitar and the electronic beats is brilliant. This is a very good start for this act. "Backwords" will be easily one of the best songs of 2012.… Expand
  2. CybelesReverie
    8
    I recently had the pleasure of seeing Porcelain Raft support M83. 'Strange Weekend' is a stunning debut, fragile yet robust, with 'Shapeless & Gone', 'Unless You Speak From Your Heart' and 'The Way In' as stand out tracks. Hopefully a sign of even better things to come. At 35 minutes it is short, but dense.… Collapse
  3. Utahpolis
    7
    This album is a good example of why having the once again trendy reverb drenched shoegaze sound doesn't always mean you are in for a bore of an album. The songs are well-crafted and tuneful pop gems. Catchy on first listen and I'm sure they'll grow on me even more the second time around.… Expand

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