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MojoDec 18, 2013Cupid Deluxe is wildly eclectic and nostalgic. [Jan 2014, p.97]
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Nov 18, 2013Cupid Deluxe is a shop window for the future sound of pop. But perhaps he should quit trying to be a Prince-like polymath and concentrate on being a nimble-fingered production wizard instead.
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Nov 14, 2013It’s an effortless but unpredictable experience. Hynes may not turn up until midway through a song, but he glides seamlessly into the album’s comfortable atmosphere.
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Nov 18, 2013Hynes shows his trademark moves, and also demonstrates that he’s not a one-trick pony--he can expand his sound, and push further into new territory. But nothing on Cupid Deluxe reaches the same streamlined, lovelorn, economical heights as his production work for other singers.
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Q MagazineJan 7, 2014Hynes can't resist tinkering with the formula and a pair of incongruous rap cameos disrupt a sketchy second half during which the feeling develops that Hynes is still holding back some of his best ideas for stars of a greater magnitude than himself. [Jan 2014, p.118]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 62 out of 68
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Mixed: 5 out of 68
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Negative: 1 out of 68
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Mar 14, 2021
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Nov 16, 2019It's ridiculous how the worst song You're not good enough - became a single. This album has a lot of good yet simple songs
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Dec 9, 2013