Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid - Elefant
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70 out of 100

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8.9 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 21 Ratings

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  • Summary: Another of the new new wave of New York bands, Elefant is fronted by Diego Garcia, who despite being born in Detroit and raised in Argentina, sounds awfully British on this short, ten-track debut.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Blender
    80
    The music is dramatic with a glammy Britpop insouciance, and Garcia is a refreshingly earnest romantic. [#16, p.117]
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  2. Mojo
    80
    Diego Garcia has fallen hard for Interpol's diagonal guitar/bass chimes, but his band's debut also suggests The Cure's pop-conscious first album rather than Joy Division. [Jan 2005, p.102]
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  3. Splendid
    80
    Though it isn't the staggering atom bomb that was Turn on the Bright Lights, Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid is intermittently brilliant and wholly accomplished, establishing Elefant as more than a flash in the pan.
  4. All Music Guide
    60
    Elefant frontman Diego Garcia must have memorized nearly every song by the Cure while he was growing up, because his band's debut album, Sunlight Makes Me Paranoid, is a shameless, abstract pop mix, a solid indie pop record heavy in new wave aesthetics.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 15
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  1. mercili
    10
    splendid
  2. alisonb
    10
    love them and love the cd!!!
  3. Mark
    8
    This is great. Angular Strokes/NYC vibe meets melodic (sometimes wrought) early-mid 80's British indie. On first listen, it reminded me of really early James material -- that same kind of energy. … Expand
  4. MusicMaven
    7
    Elefant bring a light touch to their well-crafted, anglo-80's revivalist songs. The rhythm section maintains a solid backbeat while the guitar arpeggios ebb and flow. The synths provide twinkling countermelodies while frontman Diego Garcia croons his lovelorn lyrics. It's a tasteful job for sure, but it can get too mannered and emotionless at times.… Expand

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