Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
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85 out of 100

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8.8 out of 10

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  • Summary: This is the third album of sunny indie-pop tunes for the acclaimed union of Neko Case, Dan Bejar (also of Destroyer) and A.C. Newman.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    It's their trademark boisterous hyper-melodies... that will have you involuntarily humming their praises for weeks (months!) to come. [26 Aug 2005, p.59]
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  2. Neumu.net
    100
    In danger of hitting the point of "OK, we get it" -- when that zap of newness wears off and a successful band suddenly feels less than essential -- the New Pornographers instead come up pretty big on Twin Cinema, transitioning to a sound just as catchy as their old stuff but with more space for the tunes to breathe.
  3. Uncut
    80
    By turns darker and more challenging than 2003's dazzling Electric Version. [Oct 2005, p.96]
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  4. Alternative Press
    60
    The least imaginative album of their career. [Oct 2005, p.158]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 69 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 75
  3. Negative: 3 out of 75
  1. EricC.
    10
    Impossibly fun. I was only a couple of songs in to this album before it became one of my favorites. I'll blast this music from my stereo for a while.… Expand
  2. susiek
    8
    Very good although not as good as Electric Version. It took me a while to get into this album, but I think it was worth it. There are a few songs on this album that rub me the wrong way depending upon my mood, but there are others that I need to crank up as loud as I can no matter when I hear them.… Expand
  3. RaulJulia
    7
    I have dropped my 13 bucks on Electric Version and Twin Cin and feel somewhat let down. While both are decent records, neither live up to the excessive hype built up around them. Their songs are like veneers and fail to connect on a deeper level. 'Pop' music is capable of so much more. I'll be selling my copies.… Expand
  4. EddieT
    4
    I hate being one of those people that searches out new places on the Internet to gas their acrid opinions, but I have to tell someone: I just find Carl Newman's songs unbelievably dull. It was true for his solo record but never more than here. Isn't "These Are the Fables" completely predictable? Doesn't the faux cleverness, as in "Use It," make you shudder? Although it's minorly funny/effective to cast a Bejar song as a campfire singalong, this album has so few new ideas. Instead of being its own album, it feels like a sequel to a sequel.… Expand

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