The Tourniquet - Magnet
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65 out of 100

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  • Summary: This is the second album for Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen, who records under the name Magnet.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    A smooth, delightful whole.
  2. PopMatters
    60
    For all of its accessibility and open-ended melodicism, however, The Tourniquet offers few moments of sustainable substance.
  3. Slant Magazine
    60
    Unfortunately, tracks like "The Pacemaker" amount to a lot of electronic pitter-patter and not a whole lot of substance, revealing a collection of songs that's less ambitious and tightly woven than 2004's exquisite On Your Side.
  4. Prefix Magazine
    50
    Unexceptional and devoid of charm, The Tourniquet is, on the whole, disposable.

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  1. KevinA
    8
    I admit I like the more electronic On Your Side. But I still feel the cold Nordic air with this one..

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