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- Summary: The second album for the Australian electro pop band includes tropical music elements.
- Record Label: Modular Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Positive: 3 out of 5
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Mixed: 2 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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Jul 24, 2012Idea of Happiness never tries to re-imagine the concept of the summer album or, at the very least, the genre of synthpop.
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Jul 24, 2012This album is dizzyingly uplifting, as camp as a weekend at Butlins and effortlessly iridescent.
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Jul 18, 2012Guitars, synths, and beats all sound crisp and glisten with a layer of cold condensation, but they come together in ways that don't necessarily make for memorable pop tunes.
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Jul 24, 2012The vibe is almost complete but not quite, and it's puzzling.
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Q MagazineNov 28, 2012There's certainly enough thrills to go round, even if Idea Of Happiness is sometimes lacking the killer chorus that would take it to the next level. [Dec 2012, p.115]