Complete Surrender
by Slow Club
  • Record Label: Wichita
  • Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
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  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 18, 2014
    60
    For all the flash and flair, the freshest, most intimate moments here are the result of holding back.
  2. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 14, 2014
    60
    Colin Elliot, who has worked with Richard Hawley, is a good match for the material, and his production skills make a cohesive whole of the diverse strands.
  3. Q Magazine
    Jul 8, 2014
    60
    A few more laughter-lines wouldn't have gone amiss. [Aug 2014, p.112]
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  5. Blurt Magazine
    Sep 3, 2014
    40
    Even stripping off the gloss doesn’t help, because there’s not much under it.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
  3. Negative: 2 out of 11
  1. jyo_tirmaya
    Oct 1, 2014
    10
    Rebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, Slow Club, have evolved so magnificently and noticeably from the very good pop-friendly music of theirRebecca Taylor and Charles Watson, Slow Club, have evolved so magnificently and noticeably from the very good pop-friendly music of their debut "Yeah, So?" What was once a jaunty exchange about love and all of its nuances - sometimes Taylor taking the vocals; sometimes Watson - has now morphed into a moodier kind of album/band who are still all about the theme of loving moods. I must admit that I haven't heard their 2nd album yet, but this album "Complete Surrender" has, Taylor, sounding a little like Lana Del Rey being backed on vocals with Charles Watson, and their individual songs match each other's perfectly. The sound is that of a very different band - in a good way - from their 2009 debut, and I welcome the change. Really good sultry music with two really good singer/songwriters who I hope someday will be more noticed and appreciated. Collapse… Full Review »
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