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- Record Label: Nonesuch / Rough Trade
- Release Date: Jul 25, 2006
- Summary: Not-so-prolific Welsh singer-songwriter Green Gartside returns with his first Scritti Politti album in seven years.
- Record Label: Nonesuch / Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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UncutCould very well be the best record of this restlessly self-critical career. [Jul 2006, p.90]
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With its laptop beats and closely mic’d intimacy, White Bread, Black Beer conforms to the dictates of a creator with endless time to play all the instruments and no one to please but himself, regrettably.
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I’m beginning to think it’s one of the smartest records-- musically and lyrically-- we’ll hear all year.
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Most of White Bread Black Beer is almost unbearably lovely.
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New Musical Express (NME)Even the ticking percussion and trilling synths can't hide the sheer melodic oddness of Gartside's songs. [3 Jun 2006, p.35]
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BlenderOver girl-group incantations, reggae lilt and courageously dinky old-school hip-hop allusions, Gartside searches for his emotional car keys, each comely coo abstracting him further from the truth he seeks. [Aug 2006, p.117]
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SpinWordy but somnambulant. [Sep 2006, p.112]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 0 out of 9
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Negative: 1 out of 9
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Oct 30, 2011
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nemorinoSep 22, 2006Alludes to wasted years, unhealthy addictions with poise, elegance and not inconsiderable regret. Takes a while - but stay with it!
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Apr 24, 2011
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IndroVAug 11, 2006A great record !
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MaxMMar 11, 2007
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EndaGOct 12, 2006This is a superbly intelligent, melodic and rich album that improves with time. Stunning work.
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JoelBSep 25, 2006It's wonderful that Green is still alive. But musically, really, go back and listen to Scritti's old stuff. He's lost it.
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