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Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings
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Positive: 27 out of 31
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Mixed: 1 out of 31
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Negative: 3 out of 31
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BrandonDJun 6, 2008A great follow up Witching Hour. To me it seems like Ladytron does album styles in twos. Can't wait to see what's next.
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JustinRJun 3, 2008
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JamesB.Jun 10, 2008
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VernardAJun 19, 2008Brilliant. Ladytron is one of the greatest acts of the 21st century so far. This album is stunning. IMO the song "the Lovers" is absolutely mindblowing!
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Aug 11, 2018Ladytron confirms how consistently great they are. Favorite songs from Velocifero: Black Cat, Ghosts, I'm not Scared, Runaway, Season of Illusions, Burning Up, Kletva, Predict the Day, Deep Blue, and Tomorrow. Amazing that there continue to be so many favorites album to album. Love their sound, their lyrics, their imagery, and the feeling the music inspires.
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Feb 3, 2014
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Dec 8, 2021Some good songs, and some really forgettable ones. Not their best and not their worst. Honestly I think they were still trying to find a sound post-electroclash.
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Jul 22, 2020The Ladytron's peak. A vessel of electronic energy. Pervasive, everlasting and beautiful.
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Apr 5, 2020
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Jan 1, 2021Even with a somewhat diminished speaker-filling capability and a couple of songs that seem to have less actual energy than they should, Velocifero's subtlety will eventually reward further listens.
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Jan 1, 2021Though the steaming electro missives of 604 can sound a bit uniform at times, Ladytron's buzzing bin of automaton female vocals and retro machine accompaniment intoxicates with illicit ease.
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The softness of Helen Marnie's voice against the rocky, stark landscape of Velocifero gives Ladytron its edge (something that doesn't work as well with the two tracks sung by Miro Aroyo in her Bulgarian tongue), but overall, it's never really enough.
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Even with a somewhat diminished speaker-filling capability and a couple of songs that seem to have less actual energy than they should, Velocifero's subtlety will eventually reward further listens.
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So, while highlights such as Ghosts' glam-rock gallop or Tomorrow's saturnine dream-pop make gripping use of frowny minor chords, slab-like synths and frostbitten vocals, the relentless severity becomes a tad oppressive.