- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
MojoColonia has nothing like its predecessor's consistency of tone, but Persson strikes gold with two siren calls worthy of the last, desperate, doom-laden Abba albums. [Mar 2009, p.109]
-
Colonia may share with the Cardigans' late records that polished yet entirely too comfortable sound that reveals few insights, but it deftly presents Persson's uncomfortable vision of a world with little left to hold onto.
-
Under The RadarColonia is an adequate collection of craftman-like retro pop. [Spring 2009, p.64]
-
Alternative PressDespite its pristine arrangements, Colonia turns into sonic NyQuil about halfway through, and ends up a low-day--albeit impeccable-sounding-listen. [Jun 2009, p.102]
-
Too bad her sharpest one-liners on Colonia get buried in a wash of pastoral easy listening.
-
Colonia plays it safe by gathering together various aspects of the Cardigans/Camp catalogue and adorning them to the brim with pretty, but unsatisfying decoration.
-
Colonia peters out with three laments that lose their power when grouped together, and two instrumentals that waste opportunities to hear more of that wonderful voice.
-
As a whole, Colonia takes on a very operatic, larger than life, almost ABBA-esque quality, which grows a bit tired as the album winds down.
-
Q MagazineTHe lush '60s pop arrangements are scuppered by overly introspective lyrics. [Mar 2009, p.93]
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 9 out of 11
-
Mixed: 0 out of 11
-
Negative: 2 out of 11
-
liuApr 29, 2009