- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
UncutA considerable advance on predecessor 604.... This is sublime, subtle, subversive stuff. [Dec 2002, p.150]
-
The songs are intriguing and engaging, invoking the ability to make audiences to both dance and pay attention to how well the music has been produced.
-
BlenderLadytron's doom-laden arrangements feel as accomplished as Radiohead jamming with the Pet Shop Boys. [#10, p.120]
-
It's rich and multi-layered, yet straightforward and deliciously chilly.
-
MixerDarker and edgier than their past venture. [Oct 2002, p.80]
-
Light & Magic is a logical, elegant progression for Ladytron, balancing their pop and experimental instincts even more ably than their debut.
-
Ladytron has succeeded at programming a record so distant that you'll wonder just what comprises the wind beneath their wires.
-
One of the better and more engaging nu-electro albums.
-
Ultimately, the album's even-handed mix of [vocalists Helen] Marnie and [Mira] Aroyo makes Light & Magic a tasty cocktail of fiery sensuality and icy perfection.
-
Q MagazineThe occasional bit of mannered filler slows things up slightly, but elsewhere all is groovy and enigmatic hauteur. [Dec 2002, p.107]
-
Beneath Light and Magic's molded plastic facade, it is ingenious, slyly tuneful New Wave, with buzzing synth melodies chattering at each other like packet switchers.
-
Only problem is, though, Ladytron still sound too self-consciously detached and robotic for us to view this as a great leap forward.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 14 out of 16
-
Mixed: 2 out of 16
-
Negative: 0 out of 16
-
Jan 1, 2021A considerable advance on predecessor 604.... This is sublime, subtle, subversive stuff. [Dec 2002, p.150]
-
Jan 1, 2021Ladytron's doom-laden arrangements feel as accomplished as Radiohead jamming with the Pet Shop Boys. [#10, p.120]
-
Apr 5, 2020