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Mar 19, 2014Whether it’s the jaunty beats, syncopated guitar rhythms, or dramatic drops, Blonde feels like the soundtrack to a neon-swathed beach house party, a joy ride on a cool summer night, or a nostalgia-fueled recreation of the original passion pits.
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Mar 25, 2014If you welcome the need for a slab of simple hedonistic pleasure, then you might find yourself some treasures here. Switch off and put yourself on party-autopilot.
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Mar 24, 2014Ultimately, this is either the musical equivalent of seeing your old clothes in a vintage store, or this album has been hardwired into our central nervous system.
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Q MagazineMar 19, 2014It's exhilarating in short snatches but too samey over the long haul. [Apr 2014, p.110]
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Mar 19, 2014Blonde is an album for those that miss gaudy nightclubs, huge hairstyles and nostalgia, but not much more.
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Mar 19, 2014Blonde is a crushingly unoriginal piece of work, weirdly proud of its derivative nature, and anybody who wanted to listen to this kind of album could easily find a raft of better records in the last few years alone.