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- Summary: The eighth full-length studio release for the Grammy-winning British electronic funk band led by Jay Kay is its first in seven years.
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- Record Label: Virgin EMI
- Genre(s): R&B
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Cloud 9 | |
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You pick me up then you put me down Can't seem to find my way around ya See what ya think when you don't think it now You lost my love but someone... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 10 out of 16
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Mixed: 6 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Mar 30, 2017Automaton is a pop/funk/acid jazz/disco/proto-house opus that succeeds in discounting the band’s growing pains within the confines of both fame and pop music.
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Apr 20, 2017They may not find new listeners after a seven-year hiatus, but Automaton by Jamiroquai is a strong return and experimental contribution to popular music from a band too often identified solely for one song and its striking video.
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UncutMar 30, 2017There's nothing quite as genuinely exciting as [the title track's] Aphex-meets-Bee-Gees disco, but its unorthodox elements are sprinkled across the album. [May 2017, p.32]
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May 11, 2017‘Superfresh’ is less than the sum of its disco parts, though, while the less said about ‘Hot Property’ the better. But it picks up with ‘Something About You’ and ‘Summer Girl’, while ‘Carla’ is an electro-funk classic.
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Q MagazineMar 30, 2017Some may carp at the lyrics, but at 47, Kay retains pole position as pop's most revved-up playboy. [May 2017, p.107]
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Apr 5, 2017Ironically, though, it’s the more old-school tracks that furnish the highlights.
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Mar 31, 2017On Automaton, the band falters under the weight of its previous singles, leaving any possibility for chart success mired in a sound that comes across as tired and unoriginal, and the album listening experience as a monotonous ordeal.
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 2 out of 10
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Aug 18, 2018Best album of 2017. It’s so good to see jamiroquai at his best in a long time..
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Apr 16, 2020Best album in 20 years!! My favorites are Shake it On, Something about you, and Carla!! If you got a good sound system, blast these songs!!
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