Armchair DJ's Scores
- Music
For 49 reviews, this publication has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Score distribution:
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Positive: 36 out of 49
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Mixed: 11 out of 49
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Negative: 2 out of 49
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The entire LP takes on a sort of plodding sameness even as the overall sonics soar.- Armchair DJ
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"Central Reservation" is a decidedly grown-up pleasure and Orton is an artist who succeeds splendidly on her own modest terms.- Armchair DJ
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Oh, there are moments of pure wonder, to be sure, but they're sandwiched between tracks that either retread old ideas or execute less impressive new ones.- Armchair DJ
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The lushness of 1992's "Love Deluxe" has given way to an understatement so pronounced it's almost jarring; this LP sounds like it was recorded in zero gravity.- Armchair DJ
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When you string them all together and play them to the bleachers, "Cups" and "Push Upstairs" and "Shudder/King of Snake" sound remarkably interchangeable.- Armchair DJ
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In the year between its European and its and U.S. releases, "Movement" lost four tracks and gained four others, but these dubious "improvements" turned the disc from a decent dance-pop LP to a blatant, though scattered, crossover bid.- Armchair DJ
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Much of the music's electronic undertow has receded, leaving Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen's airy melodies and counter-melodies stranded in gassy lounge-pop compositions that sound merely retro instead of retro-futuristic.- Armchair DJ
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It's as if there's an optimal number of musical ideas per song, and the album falls apart when the number spikes too high - or dips too low.- Armchair DJ
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What once sounded like a compelling dance-pop concept now seems genial, verging on retro.- Armchair DJ
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Unfortunately, the melodic acumen Merritt displayed on last year's Magnetic Fields opus, "69 Love Songs," is largely AWOL on "I'm Lonely and I Love It."- Armchair DJ
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New treats for established fans and a quick overview for the newly curious.- Armchair DJ
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