Ladytron

1. hmkkbjs

   Feb 24, 2019

   10

   synthpop/electronic perfection, ladytron is magnificent and incredible, truly and unique titans of electronic music.

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2. Klayton1892

   Jan 1, 2021

   10

   for me it was the best album of the year, it was worth the wait, indispensable for those who love a synthpop. .

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4. xuxapreta

   Jan 1, 2021

   10

   for me it was the best album of the year, it was worth the wait, indispensable for those who love a synthpop. .

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5. arostislavna

   Dec 8, 2021

   9

   Almost perfect, a few songs that are not good are in the 2nd half of the album.

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6. Francesco98

   Feb 15, 2019

   9

   This album is really interesting. The production is a perfect mix of synth-pop, pop-rock, alternative and electronic. I love this style andThis album is really interesting. The production is a perfect mix of synth-pop, pop-rock, alternative and electronic. I love this style and this kind of making music.… Expand

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7. markjamie20

   Feb 16, 2019

   9

   Ladytron is a magnificent return and in my view, surpisingly, their most consistently engrossing album. The three pre-released singles are allLadytron is a magnificent return and in my view, surpisingly, their most consistently engrossing album. The three pre-released singles are all in the first half of the album. They are intricate and layered. Although the lyrical content and tone are dark, there is a euphoric, trance-like element to the instrumentation. Until the Fire and Tower of Glass develop the wall-of-synth shoegazing sound to create a fresh, new direction for Ladytron. The production is menacing and urgent, and the vocal transcendence of songs like International Dateline has been replaced by more encompassing instrumentation; I love this style, but others may yearn for the crisper sound. Simple, innocent, childlike melodies fight impending doom in the excellent Paper Highways and Horrorscope, Run signals the halfway point before experimental behemoths like Deadzone and You've Changed merge with ethereal powerhouses Figurine and The Mountain to create one of the strongest back halves of an album in recent years. Closer Tomorrow is Another Day is beautiful. I adore this album. Welcome back Ladytron - and thank you for taking risks and expanding your sound.… Expand

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8. EludiumQ36

   Feb 16, 2019

   2

   Ladytron's new "Ladytron" album is a big disappointment for me; let's just be upfront about this. It has none of the infectious melodies andLadytron's new "Ladytron" album is a big disappointment for me; let's just be upfront about this. It has none of the infectious melodies and hits of past albums. There are no hits here, nothing memorable. It's as big a disappointment as Metric's most recent "Pagans in Vegas" effort. I don't know what's happened to adult music in the past ten years but I have scarce new music of interest, most is from 8 to 12 years ago. "Ladytron" exudes an overall attitude of militant messaging rather than being musically pleasing. Another big problem is that the album wasn't mixed well, their vocals are largely overrun by driving electronica and EDM. As such, I can't even use the album as background music for misc activities. For me, this is a wasted effort and a terribly wasted opportunity. I hate thinking I've got to wait another X years for Ladytron to issue another release, arghhh!
   Track by track notes:
   Until the Fire is 5 mins of whispery vocal repetitivity mostly drowned out by the accompaniment,
   The Island's sound "borrows" heavily from one of St Etienne's songs, hmm,
   Tower of Glass introduces bagpipes which is its only distinguishing element,
   Far from Home meh,
   Paper Highways was mostly monotone, trance EDM,
   The Animals, more trance electronica,
   Run is another song of repetitive EDM nonsense,
   Deadzone, whatever vocal performance was attempting to come out was again drowned out by accompanying electronica,
   Figurine starts off well but halfway through gets drowned out by electronica once again, ugh,
   You've Changed, more of the same, vocals overrun by driving EDM,
   Horrorscope comes off as political chant EDM,
   The Mountain is not all that unpleasant actually, utilizing a more traditional beat vice EDM, but they continue the chant style which is not flattering,
   Tomorrow is Another Day is the least aurically offensive track for me. It's almost listenable, but they persist yet in their chant/trance style which is just so terribly bland and does nothing to show the beautiful lyric range we all love them for.… Expand

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