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This may well get those girls on the dancefloor but it crucially lacks the subtle depth to give it that all-important soul.
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On singles 'Hitten' and 'Those Dancing Days,' the coruscating tunes, bolstered by swirling synth melodies and rippling drums, are irresistible; but too much of the rest of the music here burbles along inconsequentially.
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Q MagazineMusically, they could do with a few more gear changes, but it's churlish to complain when the overall effect is so spirit-lifting. [Nov 2008, p.123]
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Technically it's well crafted pop music, that is undeniable--and on individual songs it's a success--but as an album it fails, it's a distancing record, it doesn't engage you and, if anything, it alienates you with its lack of evolution and variation.
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UncutThe music on this debut is nutritionally meager powerpop. [Nov 2008, p.120]