The Shape of Things
- John Foxx and the Maths
- Band Name: John Foxx and the Maths
- Record Label: Metamatic
- Release Date: Mar 20, 2012
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Mar 27, 201280In The Shape Of Things Foxx, ably assisted by his new lieutenants and always with one eye on dreams of an imagined future, continues to make his most startlingly contemporary sounding music in years.
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Mar 22, 201280Consistently absorbing, as good as any of Foxx's early-'80's benchmarks. [Apr 2012, p.86]
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Mar 19, 201280The Shape of Things is, by some margin, Foxx's best album since Metamatic, the 1980 solo debut that has become one of modern electronica's sacred touchstones.
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Mar 19, 201280The Shape Of Things is another compelling collection of clever electronic pop.
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Mar 19, 201280The Shape Of Things is an incredibly assured piece of work, machine like in its execution but revealing a soulful, tender exterior that we do not often see from the former Ultravox man.
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Mar 19, 201270It works well enough that when "Falling Away" pastes on some broiling guitar feedback, it sounds almost superfluous. [Apr 2012, p.77]
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Jun 20, 201260This sequel to 2011's Interplay again taps a renewed interest in minimal wave's glacial harmonies and pattering beats... though it's the man who triumphs over the machines. [Jun 2012, p.101]