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- Summary: This is the Liverpool trio's second album of eccentric indie rock.
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- Record Label: Bright Antenna
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 7 out of 16
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Mixed: 8 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Apr 21, 2011For 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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Apr 27, 2011He 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melodic, ennui-ridden baroque pop ballad "Anti-D," in which Blur's "karaoke songs" from "The Universal" have been replaced by the Wombats' own songs, which are better than "citalopram" and "to be prescribed as freely as any decongestants."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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May 3, 2011It'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, 2011This 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 2, 2011One 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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UncutMay 13, 2011It'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 17, 2011Apparently 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.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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May 17, 2011
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Aug 24, 2013
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