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Generally favorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

  • Summary: The electronic UK producer duo of Joe Ray and Dan Stephens, with guest vocalist Alana Watson, releases its debut full-length album.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Aug 16, 2011
    80
    London "ravestep" duo make vividly raucous debut. [Sept. 2011, p. 115]
  2. 75
    Beneath the blistering beats, Reality reveals some serious electro-pop sparkle. [16 Dec 2011, p.83]
  3. Jan 26, 2012
    70
    '80s synthpop pandering aside, Welcome Reality is a beautifully realized vision of an album whose pomp and bombast will appeal to those looking for pop that goes beyond dancing.
  4. 60
    Had Nero not loitered on their cozy euphoric plateau, Welcome Reality may have given those Tron: Legacy co-conspirators a good fight.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. This album is amazing and I have been waiting for it for a long time. Nero have done an amazing job. Every track on the album is great. Some of my favourites would include Guilt, My Eyes and Promises but I really have enjoyed the whole album. Collapse
  2. I find this album to be quite amazing. Nero did a fantastic job, A Rave like duo drawing inspirations from artists such as daft punk, sprinkling some dub step, dance, and awesome vocals make this album truly awesome from start to finish. Expand
  3. This is one of my favourite albums of 2011, because the songs all have their own theme and are very addictive. What they all have in common is that they have super sick basslines. My favourite track of the albums is "Innocence" because in this song, I think, the combination between the producing talent and the amazing vocals is well-balanced. [9/10] Expand
  4. This album is terribad. The fact that people enjoy this kind of music is really something i can't understand. I don't know if you're into someone repeating the exact same line (and usually a stupid and annoying one as well) for 3 entire minutes (actlikeyouactlikeyouactlikeyouactlikeyouactlikeyouaclikeyouactlikeyouknow) or not, but assure you, if a decent CD had a problem and started spazzing, it would probably sound a bit like this music. Expand

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