Complete Surrender
by Slow Club
  • Record Label: Wichita
  • Release Date: Jul 15, 2014
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
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  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 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 admitRebecca 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… Collapse

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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
  1. 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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  2. Uncut
    Aug 11, 2014
    70
    The overall mood is The Band given Taylor Swift's budget, on heartfelt and easily wounded love songs. [Sep 2014, p.78]
  3. Clash Music
    Aug 4, 2014
    80
    It’s direct, unflinching and explicitly pop: rarely have Slow Club sounded this full, this bold.
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