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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 25 Ratings

  • Summary: The UK synth-pop veterans release their fifth full-length album.
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Ace of Hz
Ace on an unbroken line Ace of hearts Mariner of the time Another ace of hearts Sweet possessions of cards That you take From each victoria box That... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. As always, Ladytron make the world feel a more haunted, evocative, romantic place. Faultless.
  2. Sep 9, 2011
    90
    By stripping back the layers of overbearing electronic production of the past, they've recorded an album of lush and elegant pop music, beguiling and gloriously cinematic.
  3. Sep 9, 2011
    80
    Hard-driving Helen Marnie-sung tune Melting Ice, meanwhile, is surely Ladytron's steely attempt at self-aware irony.
  4. 70
    It's masochistically delightful.
  5. Q Magazine
    Sep 21, 2011
    60
    Elsewhere they veer off into roboid electro, but a certain lack of variety costs points. [Oct 2011, p.124]
  6. Sep 13, 2011
    60
    Gravity the Seducer is a transitional album bearing the growing pains and separation anxiety that we usually associate with bands that are in between periods of true inspiration.
  7. Uncut
    Sep 9, 2011
    40
    Rigidity is a hallmark of electropop, from Numan to Miss Kittin, but Ladytron's plodding rhythms and banal melodies straightjacket their songs. [Sep 2011, p.88]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. Dec 8, 2021
    10
    THIS is perfection. Every song is beautiful.

    (seventy-five characters.....)
  2. Jan 1, 2021
    10
    Gravity The Seducer finds its place as Ladytron's most hypnotic record to date--one that has no resident bangers, yet doesn't seem to care.
  3. Jan 1, 2021
    10
    Gravity The Seducer finds its place as Ladytron's most hypnotic record to date--one that has no resident bangers, yet doesn't seem to care.
  4. Aug 11, 2018
    9
    Their final album (I think) and still has some great songs: White Elephant, Ace of Hz, Ambulances, and Ninety Degrees. Love their sound, theirTheir final album (I think) and still has some great songs: White Elephant, Ace of Hz, Ambulances, and Ninety Degrees. Love their sound, their lyrics, their imagery, and the feeling the music inspires. Expand
  5. Apr 5, 2020
    9
    This album pivots toward dream synth pop more than predecessors. Results are quite impressive. This album also contains more standout tracksThis album pivots toward dream synth pop more than predecessors. Results are quite impressive. This album also contains more standout tracks than Velocifero did.

    It meanders a bit toward the end with blends of dance beats and less catchy tracks that the first two-thirds of the album. Overall it’s a stellar achievement and an improvement perhaps or better said as an evolution from where Velocifero left off.

    Update: looking back to when this came out it should have gotten more notoriety than it did when it was released and the album seems to get better with each passing year.
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  6. Sep 15, 2011
    8
    The fact that there is no title track is an instant bonus. Many would resort to such measures by their pentad effort, if not sooner. Cheers toThe fact that there is no title track is an instant bonus. Many would resort to such measures by their pentad effort, if not sooner. Cheers to Lt for not throwing the towel in. You may notice, however, that Ninety Degrees is unofficially the title track. As for the keystrokes themselves- you donâ Collapse
  7. Oct 19, 2011
    3
    I was under the impression music should always go forward, evolve, sometimes borrow from other artists' past experiences, but not too much.I was under the impression music should always go forward, evolve, sometimes borrow from other artists' past experiences, but not too much. Ladytron's newest album sounds like it was heavily inspired by early Ace of Base - naively synthetic, stompy pop with no melody around. Tracks lack in originality and the are too similar to each other, resulting in complete boredom of the listener. Expand

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