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  • Summary: This is the first full-length solo release from Brooklyn-based indie-pop artist Frankie Rose in six years.
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  • Record Label: Slumberland
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop, New Wave/Post-Punk Revival, Noise Pop, Synth Pop
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  1. Mar 9, 2023
    90
    The lush synths and bubbling beats carry the same wild dreaminess she achieved on songs where she was covering D.I.Y. rock songs in sheets of reverb, and it's more Rose's exacting and specific songwriting design than the instrumentation that makes Love as Projection feel so wonderfully strange, secret-keeping, and exciting.
  2. Mar 15, 2023
    75
    It’s an accomplished return for Rose, who has crafted an album brimming with iridescent beauty that shimmers across a meticulously crafted dream pop soundscape.
  3. Mar 9, 2023
    70
    This isn't an album of contrasts but a vibe to get immersed in, and it's a welcome reminder of what once made Rose one of the key figures in indie rock.
  4. Mar 10, 2023
    70
    Only occasionally does the album threaten to go awry. ... This is smart, literate pop music that can tug at the heart as well as make you dance.
  5. Uncut
    Mar 9, 2023
    70
    Her newest pushes the format to its fullest form, wrapping expansive and intricate interpretations of the decade's sonic touchstones - synth washes, gated drums, pulsating beats, guitar jangle and romantic vocals - into tidy three- and four-minute packages. [Apr 2023, p.36]
  6. Mojo
    Mar 9, 2023
    60
    Occasionally it's dull - but the mood's upbeat where it once was ominous. [Apr 2023, p.83]
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