This Delicate Thing We've Made - Darren Hayes
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61 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 33 Ratings

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  • Summary: The third album for the former Savage Garden singer.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Billboard
    80
    Darren Hayes' double-disc This Delicate Thing We've Made is a momentous spiritual tour de force, an undressed lyrical exploration of a soul reborn, tucked into a labyrinth of sonic textures.
  2. Sputnikmusic
    60
    This Delicate Thing We’ve Made is undone by too much, too much, too much of everything. Too many ideas aren’t allowed to compete with each other, meaning that the bad ideas are given just as much importance as the good ones.
  3. The Guardian
    60
    Sonically, it is exquisite: shimmering, subtle electropop that pairs finely judged bleeps and beats with gorgeous banks of harmonies. The problem, though, is Hayes himself: the quavery bluster of his lead vocals strives for emotional gravitas, but too often leaves the impression of a minor tantrum.
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    50
    This might make for nice pregaming music before an evening out clubbing in Ibiza, but for the rest of us, the effects can be a bit savage on the ears. [24 Aug 2007, p.133]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. star_gazing
    10
    Real freaking music. Very heartwarming and cold at times, he can display various emotions with poetic and obscured lyricism to the fullest. One of the greatest artists for a generation.… Expand
  2. GeorgeB.
    8
    Fantastic as per normal
  3. jackies.
    5
    well cant understand what it is hes trying to put across as he sings of so many different things in one song so what is he actually writing about his father former relationshipor what i dont think he knows himself… Expand
  4. Vin
    4
    A handful of fantastic songs but too much pretentious filler - very self-indulgent

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