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- Summary: This seven-track EP recorded during the sessions for 'Romantica' includes covers of the Rolling Stones' "Waiting On A Friend" and Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights," as well as five new songs and videos for "Lovedust" and "1995."
- Record Label: Jetset
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Mixed: 3 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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The best of these seven songs is a Stones cover, only not by as much as you first think, and the second-best is the opener ["Astronaut"], ditto.
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MagnetOffers little bits of everything Luna does well. [#57, p.93]
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BlenderTranscends their last album with lean hooks that trade urban melancholy for a surprisingly pastoral warmth. [#11, p.136]
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Musically and lyrically, it continues right along in the same footsteps of their last album, and in the case of some tracks is even much better.
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Nothing about the five originals and two covers here makes them come across like B-sides or throwaways.
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A solid and passably interesting piece of work by a band that long ago learned its niche.
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Six of the seven songs are understated, melodic mid-tempo pieces.... The song that breaks the mold is also the album's best moment[:]"Astronaut."
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2