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The Cardigans probably still won't shake the one-hit-wonder reputation... but Super Extra Gravity proves that the group deserves more respect than that.
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MojoAn uneven and slightly uneasy listen. [Nov 2005, p.112]
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Q MagazineNot quite as beautifully forlorn as 2003's Long Gone Before Daylight. [Nov 2005, p.123]
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UncutCuriously short on atmosphere. [Nov 2005, p.100]
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Super Extra Gravity matches their previous record, Long Gone Before Daylight, for its dour mood and sour attitude, its lack of discernible hooks, and the unappetizing flavor of the Cardigans' performances.
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Is this a "mature" album? Probably. But I can't help thinking that without Nina Persson's beautiful voice, Gravity just wouldn't have garnered a whole lot of attention.
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Their best album yet.
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FilterThis is the musical equivalent of a Volvo wagon. [#22, p.102]
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A modest rebirth of sorts, Super Extra Gravity achieves a comfortable balance between the swagger of their late ‘90s work with the more melancholy sound of recent years.
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Super Extra Gravity... sounds like the product of a young, fresh quintet that's got a whole lot of rock left in 'em.
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Under The RadarRough and refined, and nearly fourteen years into their career, The Cardigans have produced one of the finest albums of the year. [#15]
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UrbIt does all go a bit Sheryl Crow occasionally... but the darker clouds remain. [Oct 2006, p.117]
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Super Extra Gravity is too deft to be too dark, though-- there's joy in its catharsis.
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SpinWith her bandmates providing roughed-up backing that's neither appropriate nor compelling, Persson comes off like a stylish girl with unnecessarily ratty hair. [Nov 2006, p.97]
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Nina Persson sings like a warmer Aimee Mann, and the songs manage to deliver their payloads without clobbering you over the head, or schmaltzing out.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 19
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Mixed: 1 out of 19
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Negative: 1 out of 19
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Jan 1, 2013
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DSBacDec 14, 2006Not as good as Life or LGBD, but certainly far better than just about anything else around these days.
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NathanLDec 5, 2006