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- Summary: The debut full-length release for Australian Oliver Hugh Perry was self-produced and recorded in London.
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- Record Label: 4AD
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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| The world is your oyster And it rests in your hands But the oyster is dying When the gun is the soul of a man And as you drown in a pool of... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Oct 6, 2016Give Utopia Defeated time, and the alien logic that binds this outstanding record begins to unfurl and initial skepticism turns to sheer awe.
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Oct 6, 2016He is undoubtedly an absurdly talented fellow, and has the creative potential to make a truly ground breaking album. This isn’t that, but it is a strong debut.
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MojoOct 6, 2016The result is a most ambitious, rewarding and soulful debut. [Nov 2016, p.86]
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Oct 7, 2016It’s a record that’s well-travelled, that’s absorbed a whole myriad of influence and taken two years to digest it into something cohesive. But, impressively, it’s a record that still holds its identity despite all the ideas it’s binding together.
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Oct 13, 2016While not all of Utopia Defeated's tracks are as immediately engaging as the aforementioned highlights, Perry introduces a unique vision and his impressive debut is well worth the time it takes to let it decant.
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Nov 4, 2016The influence of earthy sub-Saharan blues is readily apparent on the choppy fretwork of ‘Walrus’, and the raw loops he creates by on-the-fly sampling have universal appeal. Similarly his voice, with its soaring inflections and echoes of Sting and Jeff Buckley, is a hugely effective tool.
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Q MagazineOct 19, 2016It's enjoyable inventive stuff, although the world music influences and Perry's scat singing style can make him sound unnervingly like Sting at times. [Dec 2016, p.106]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Oct 14, 2016
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