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- Summary: The 15th studio release for the Cleveland post-punk group led by David Thomas is the band's idea of dance music.
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- Record Label: Fire Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 19 out of 25
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Mixed: 6 out of 25
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Jan 17, 2013The new album's a stunning return to, and expansion from, seminal Ubu form.
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The WireJan 8, 2013It's a rich and layered work that refuses to be easily summed up. [Jan 2013, p.69]
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Jan 22, 2013Lady From Shanghai is another excellent addition to the Pere Ubu discography, the sound of a band using comparatively limited means to explore a deceptively broad spectrum of sound, confusing the boundaries between pop and the avant-garde.
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UncutJan 4, 2013Last original member standing David Thomas remains inscrutable, defining Lady from Shanghai as an album of dance music. [Feb 2013, p.78]
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Feb 1, 2013Lady From Shanghai is not an enjoyable record--it’s not meant to be--nor is it by far Pere Ubu’s finest or most original musically. Yet it deserves applause for what it attempts to achieve, which is largely successful.
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Jan 9, 2013There's a real groove to be found here for those up for a slight challenge, and there are moments that are almost commercial in ambition.
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Jan 7, 2013Lady from Shanghai, a mess of sonic blips and disorienting blotches of misshapen clutter, has no secrets; it's impossible to dig deeper into something that's only surface-deep.
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