Ten Love Songs
by Susanne Sundfør
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. musicOMH.com
    Feb 19, 2015
    100
    Ten Love Songs is an enormously creative, endlessly surprising album.
  2. The Guardian
    Feb 19, 2015
    100
    It’s both appealingly direct yet perfectly thought-through.
  3. Uncut
    Feb 25, 2015
    80
    Ten dark and lovely reasons why love hurts. [Apr 2015, p.84]
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  5. Mojo
    Feb 19, 2015
    80
    For it's pop smarts, Ten Love Songs feels like Sundfor's international breakthrough. But it's everything else--the disquieting atmosphere, her voice, the sinuous, haunting melodies it carries--which sets it apart. [Mar 2015, p.93]
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  6. The Quietus
    Feb 19, 2015
    80
    The core remains. It is a worthless task to try and work out exactly what exactly it is Sundfør practices, beyond an extreme form of uncompromising pop.
  7. Spin
    Apr 20, 2015
    70
    The frequent Röyksopp collaborator has clearly learned a thing or two from the dance mavens, sprinkling Ten Love Songs with the mainstream-minded, four-on-the-floor thumping that should make American pop stars seethe with envy.
  8. The 405
    Feb 19, 2015
    70
    The bag is mixed, and the lyrics often seem a bit familiar, but Sundfør's shadowy contributions to an often-tired genre are undoubtedly unique.

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8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 106 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 106
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 106
  3. Negative: 7 out of 106
  1. ChocolateRoad
    Mar 27, 2015
    10
    It's an album whose sound is huge and atmospheric. Susanne manages to find a perfect balance between gorgeous electronics and chamber music,It's an album whose sound is huge and atmospheric. Susanne manages to find a perfect balance between gorgeous electronics and chamber music, inserting a majestic organ on "Accelerate" and "Fade Away" and stretching out a glorious baroque pop moment on the epic "Memorial". It's a departure from her usual sound, sometimes her music on "Ten Love Songs" is actually radio-friendly ("Kamikaze" being a full-on eurodance-ish killer track, also one of the record's highlights), but each song retains her genius, her lyrics and her signature unsettling atmosphere. It's less darker, but she pulls off a beautiful style shift. Her less sparkling tracks like "Trust me" or "Silencer" are amazingly done and blend perfectly in the mix. I have nothing bad to say about this record, and I can actually say that this genre fits her really well and enables her to expand her creativity and be more daring. "Ten Love Songs" is a musical adventure, sometimes blazing, sometimes chilled out, but always surprising. One of the best pop albums in recent years.… Full Review »
  2. Custom_Concerns
    Mar 26, 2015
    8
    Ambitious synth and baroque pop tunes make Ten Love Songs a poignant, melodic, and impressive release from this veteran songwriter. Overall,Ambitious synth and baroque pop tunes make Ten Love Songs a poignant, melodic, and impressive release from this veteran songwriter. Overall, one of the best of 2015 so far.… Full Review »
  3. Dartboard
    Mar 14, 2015
    8
    Some of the tracks aren't that interesting, some seem to drag, but each song offers something different. That is very appreciated. Sonically,Some of the tracks aren't that interesting, some seem to drag, but each song offers something different. That is very appreciated. Sonically, each song is an experience. "Kamikaze" and "Trust Me" are excellent songs, and the record as a whole is a mature form of pop that isn't heard too often.… Full Review »
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