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Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Q Magazine
    Aug 22, 2012
    80
    Cellar Door is so gorgeous it could persuade the most hardened clubber to give it all up for a hammock and a cool breeze. [Aug 2012, p.100]
  2. Aug 20, 2012
    80
    It arguably only packs one real standout track, but Cellar Door is still a refined and fluid long-player.
  3. Jul 27, 2012
    80
    Throughout the Boys do their best to beckon in some Mediterranean temperatures, and because of their easy going nature and reluctance to force things, they comfortably succeed, creating some blissful but effortlessly funky music for sultry summer listening.
  4. Jul 27, 2012
    73
    Instead of justifying or summarizing two decades of work, Tyler and McDonnell set them aside and come up with a concise, lovely album that, like a gentle tourist, takes only pictures, leaves only footprints.
  5. Aug 27, 2012
    70
    Oft-delayed, long-overdue, but quietly, subtly worth the wait.
  6. Jul 27, 2012
    70
    While Cellar Door will definitely come across as too smooth for certain palates--probably even for some fans of Idjut Boys' more dance-oriented material--it is an undeniably classy affair that's all the more impressive for maintaining a commitment to unabashedly lush prettiness while somewhat miraculously avoiding any hint of schmaltz.
  7. Jul 27, 2012
    65
    Call it short and sweet. And the vibe is definitely sweet, all acoustic guitars, reverb synths, and Sly & Robbie-worthy bass and drum rhythms.
  8. Jul 27, 2012
    60
    They're still settling in at the start line, prescribing rose-tinted glasses that could very well divide listeners.

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