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Jan 30, 2012Familiar they may be, but some credit has to go to De Backer for managing to weave these eclectic retro sounds into a cohesive affair.
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Oct 9, 2012[Making Mirrors] showcases a risk-taking, self-possessed artist, with mixed results.
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Feb 1, 2012Overall, the charms of the album make it more than a knockoff of more established pop brands; it often feels like Making Mirrors bounces their reflections into fresh focus.
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Feb 10, 2012This is a varied album that combines old and new musical styles without the fear of pastiche.
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Entertainment WeeklyJan 30, 2012The kind of atmospheric, dub-inflected pop and yearning vocals that would make Peter Gabriel proud. [3/10 Feb 2012, p.112]
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Jan 31, 2012Unlike other overhyped albums that have achieved similar fame, Making Mirrors is the real deal.
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Feb 15, 2012The LP toes a line between eclecticism and kitchen sink, but the one thing he hasn't chucked in here is a little focus.
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Feb 2, 2012At his best he reminds you of everything that makes Miike Snow's self-titled debut such an addictive listen, but at his worst he comes across like an electronic music dilettante.
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Jan 30, 2012Gotye's exemplary pop sense may be the big revelation of Making Mirrors, yet it's his arty restlessness that will continue to keep him interesting.
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Feb 29, 2012Making Mirrors offers plenty of evidence the guy could be capable of just a little bit more if he'd focus in on pop music at the expense of his more esoteric impulses, or at least learn how to separate the two more efficiently.
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Q MagazineMar 16, 2012Quirky nods to power pop, jazz, and even sci-fi dub suggest a restless, Beck-like future. [April 2012, p.107]
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Feb 17, 2012The result: ingenious, oddly touching, refreshingly emphatic bedroom pop.
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Feb 9, 2012A maverick worth watching.
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Feb 9, 2012Has the dense, occasionally cluttered manner of the obsessive bedroom producer.
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Feb 13, 2012The wan vocals and listless melodies conspire to render such eclecticism [on this album] as flavourless as a Cup-a-Soup variety pack.
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Jan 30, 2012The album merges catchy gizmo-loving pop constructions with a stalwartly depressive mindset.
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Feb 13, 2012Sadly, this album has as many misses as hits.
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Feb 9, 2012Chopped and diced from a variety of sources, it packs a lyrical punch, but nothing here transcends his internet hit.
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UncutFeb 3, 2012The lustrous "In Your Light" alone should see his name on billboards. [Mar 2012, p.87]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 67 out of 75
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Mixed: 5 out of 75
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Negative: 3 out of 75
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