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Generally favorable reviews- based on 36 Ratings
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Positive: 28 out of 36
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Mixed: 1 out of 36
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Negative: 7 out of 36
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angelalMar 5, 2007This is a pop album. That's right POP. Precious indier than thou comments kind of miss the point really. This isn't meant to be cool or odd or anything other than what it is. You won't get from this what you may get from Aereogramme or Mogwai. It is unashamed, big chorus sunshiney loveliness. Delicious.
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KevinS.Jul 8, 2008Very enjoyable pop music. Feel My Little World in particular is a standout for me. Definitely does not deserve its current mediocre rating. If you actually like to just listen to music, this is an excellent album.
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ChrisJJul 6, 2006Great album with some catchy tunes :) What more can be asked. As long as your not a close minded vegetable you will like this album. And yes that is a direct swite at those giving this album bad reviews.
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EarlyStormAug 24, 2006The 70's pop all over again. I like it. :-)
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cat=]Jun 26, 2006omg i LOVED this cd, loike the best cd i ever had =] i think drowned in sound has drowned itself in so many bad reviews it can't hear properly anymore. too bad =]
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HannahBJun 30, 2006i loved it! is really happy ,easy to listen to music, perfect for summer, and i liked the lyrics, they are really random at parts , so i loved it! Other reviews have been a bit harsh, i saw them live and they were amasing!
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TonyTSep 26, 2006Breezy fun soft rock pop. Nothing to set the world on fire, but lyrically fun, hummable melodies, and satisfyingly constructed harmonies. Plus, its great to hear that London accent...
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ElinSep 3, 2006Great album - especially strange, love it when you call and helicopter. love it
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JoeySep 4, 2006
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MichaelMFeb 28, 2007I'm in the US and bought this CD on import Spring 2006. It stayed in my car stero for months on end. It's pure perfect pop confection (which is usually not my taste) and a set of songs that I can't stop listening to. Not for tough-guy rockers, but if you want a good, "up" pop-rock album that winks at many predecesors, this is for you.
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RobPFeb 2, 2010I do question why many of the reviewers would even have picked up this album in the first place. It doesn't try to be any thing other than a bunch of hooky and sometimes reflective pop songs, every one lovable in its own way. It surely only appears pretentious to the pretentious! Not cool but it is fabulous.
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TimeDec 13, 2006
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DanODec 14, 2006If I was worried about what other people thought of my musical tastes, I'd give this a one. Thing is, I don't give a crap, so it's a big fat eight. Fun tunes, perfect for those dull, dull days.
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pauljJun 26, 2006pleasant mix of old and new.Sewn' is a classic.hidden track is a nice bonus.A tap too much keyboard vamping at times and lyrics syrupy on ocassion but overall my fave LP this year.
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RachelRJul 24, 2006theme for the summer
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MattVJul 27, 2006A fantastic album. Clever lyrics and rythems. 'Helicopter' and 'Never be Lonley' are stand-outs.
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JohnRJan 29, 2007Brilliant! A compilation of great songs. I just can't help smiling all day after listening to it. Pop music at its best.
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GeorgeS.May 25, 2007Amazing album , Great Debut , one of the best albums of 2006.
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NeilFDec 31, 2006Thoroughly enjoyed - took me back to the days when my dad forced me to listen to the Beatles on long car journeys.
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ScottJun 23, 2006I think this is a pretty solid album and that the bad reviews above are a little unfair. They do indeed sound like ELO/Supertramp/Travis. The lyrics aren't mindblowing, but the songs are great. Give it a try....
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NapoleonDynamiteJun 28, 2006This album is not heavyweight. It is an immediate impacter - not always the best sign - and won't hang out in your CD player for months but... It is a fun 45 minutes with some beautifull crafted and immensely enjoyable pop songs. I suggest the people that label it as dire and weak remove their heads from their backsides and listen to it without a microscope and ideas above their station.
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RyanHAug 19, 2006A mixture of excellent and ordinary, weighted towards excellent. The poor reviews by so called critics are clearly made by pretentious fools more interested in making a name for themselves than making an honest appraisal.
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RobB.Sep 25, 2007Pure pop pleasure. It's cheesy and it's not sufficiently "cool" (whatever that means) for the critics but it's delectable. It makes me smile, sing, get a bit wistful and not care anymore. It's lovely.
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Awards & Rankings
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Relentlessly bland and bourgeois, "Twelve Stops And Home" sounds like the product of focus-group analysis.
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Quite simply, this record is the devil's spawn incarnate.
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New Musical Express (NME)[They] are so busy trying to be Supertramp they've forgotten to add anything of themselves. [3 Jun 2006, p.35]