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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.