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MagnetAug 2, 2016It’s easily their biggest-sounding: a bright, trebly, disco-poppin’ melody feast bursting with keyboards, harmonies, Tinkertoy production flourishes and chorus after towering chorus of fizzy, whiz-bang pop goodness. [No. 132, p.57]
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Jun 30, 2016Breakin’ Point is a technicolour blur worth your time.
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Jun 13, 2016Bands normally falter in their attempts to create an album full of 'hits' instead of remaining true to whatever their mission statement is or artistic roots are, but this is clearly the field where PB&J excel--creating bittersweet musical moments that we will be compelled to revisit again and again.
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Jun 23, 2016It’s exactly the kind of music Peter Bjorn and John have always revelled in, just somewhat more consistent.
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Jun 16, 2016The songs get you moving just enough. The melodies and lyrics gently grab you by the ears.
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Jun 13, 2016The pop hooks may get repetitive from time to time, a fault much pop is guilty of, but the trio rework it to their favor when things slow down. For the first time in a long time, possibly a decade, Peter Bjorn and John sound best not when amping up a crowd, but when giving them a song to wave lighters in the air to.
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Jun 17, 2016There are so many different genres, instruments, sounds and ideas at play here that at times its too much to digest.
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Jul 15, 2016There are a couple of tracks that veer rather too close for comfort to boy band and eurovision territory, but for the most part, assuming you like the better end of synth-pop, you won’t be disappointed.
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Jun 9, 2016The minuses overwhelm the pluses, however, and the rampant mediocrity takes care of the rest.
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Q MagazineJun 8, 2016They still know their way around a pretty tune, though, and they still understand the value of smart sweetness. [#361, p.112]
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UncutJun 8, 2016Polished but pedestrian. [Jul 2016, p.78]
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Jun 8, 2016Nothing on Breakin' Point really hits as hard as their earlier work. Peter Bjorn and John are having fun on this album, but occasionally get a little lost in the dance moves.
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Jun 9, 2016[“Hard Sleep”] stands out as a rare home-run on an album too blandly ambitious to stick in the memory.
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Jun 8, 2016Yes, all the songs are nice and pretty, but there's something missing. It could be that in 2016 there's palpable nostalgia for mid-2000s indie rock (see Wolf Parade reunion tour). But it's the actual music from a decade ago that fans are yearning for, not necessarily the newest versions of the bands themselves.
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Jun 8, 2016Breakin' Point feels like a pop record designed by a committee.