This Modern Glitch
- The Wombats
- Band Name: The Wombats
- Record Label: Bright Antenna
- Release Date: Apr 26, 2011
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Apr 21, 201190For the flagrant pop thrill-seeker--judging by this incredible, irrepressible, ecstatic, brilliant record--neither will they ever disappoint. Don't believe the anti-hype: pop album of the year, by at least a dozen choruses.
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May 3, 201180his Modern Glitch encapsulates true maturity, both musically and emotionally.
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Apr 27, 201180He pushes the notion further on the brilliantly melodic, ennui-ridden baroque pop ballad "Anti-D," in which Blur's "karaoke songs" from "The Universal" have been replaced by the Wombats' own songs, which are better than "citalopram" and "to be prescribed as freely as any decongestants." The song, like the rest This Modern Glitch, makes the case for the Wombats as both rock stars and fools in their own pop star sitcom.
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Apr 26, 201171The majority of This Modern Glitch is an enjoyable--but not terribly memorable--collection of songs.
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May 3, 201170It's certainly not Joy Division, but there's a bittersweet, melancholy and intelligent edge here that's worth investigating.
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Apr 21, 201170The effort's as sweet as any candy and just as jarring as inhaling 11 inches of the stuff in one sitting.
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Jun 14, 201165Aside from a thin outer veil, This Modern Glitch is a disappointment from a band who most listeners were probably only hoping to get a few catchy singles from.
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May 31, 201160The band's power chorus-penning know-how is evident each of these slick and sometimes over-polished ten tracks. [Jun 2011, p.125]
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May 2, 201160One where the sum of its parts are greater than the whole. Only including ten tracks, This Modern Glitch is as inconsistent as ever, and could actually be hindered by having less bullets to spray around the target.
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Apr 21, 201160This Modern Glitch documents Murphy's anxieties with deliberate, self-absorbed honesty and the prosaic rawness of recent experience.
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Apr 21, 201160This Modern Glitch is a decent album. The problem is that The Wombats have a reputation as a better-than-decent band. This new offering isn't enormously different to what's come before.
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May 24, 201140Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner can pull off this kind of mopey swagger while still tapping toes, but for all of their infectious dance-floor grooves, The Wombats could stand to lighten up a bit.
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May 13, 201140It's less wacky than their first--if still faintly smart-alecky--and boasts a clutch of impressively efficient, synth-powered indie pop numbers. [Jun 2011, p.103]
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May 9, 201140It fails in the execution of its most basic concept, it manages to be simultaneously po-faced and frivolous, and its tracks never quite make it into the above-average rank.
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Apr 21, 201140The Wombats have aimed low, and in its own special way, This Modern Glitch is a triumph for mediocrity.
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May 17, 201110Apparently The Wombats only managed to write the one song for the album and so have decided to just repeat it ten times, offering little-to-no variation in tone or tempo--although to be fair to them, they do stick a different synth preset on for each song so you can tell them apart.