Magic Hour
by Luscious Jackson
  • Record Label: !K7
  • Release Date: Nov 5, 2013
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Record Collector
    Dec 16, 2013
    80
    Once more riotous than riot grrrl, Luscious Jackson return as a welcome blast of old school New York grit, happily still brandishing their smouldering, idiosyncratic magic.
  2. CMJ
    Dec 6, 2013
    80
    And things simmer along just fine like that right ’til the end with 3 Seconds To Cross, a breezy, snare rim-tapping rumination on sunny California.
  3. AllMusic
    Nov 6, 2013
    80
    The result is terrific, a record that builds upon the group's legacy and is easily the equal of anything the band did in the '90s.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Nov 6, 2013
    70
    On this tight, 10-song reunion (minus singer-keyboardist Vivian Trimble), vocals still waver charmingly off-key, grooves still conjure a Nineties Lower East Side rent party.
  6. Filter
    Nov 6, 2013
    68
    The overall affect is to transport us back to that pre-9/11 decade when “alternative music” really was an apt descriptor. Thankfully, it’s OK to give in to a bit of nostalgia on occasion.

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