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Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 40
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Mixed: 6 out of 40
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Negative: 9 out of 40
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Jul 26, 2021i give a ten because the musics is so f_cking nice !!! One of the best songs i never listen in my entire life 10 10
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JimmieA.Sep 5, 2008To bad that no new songs appeared on this one, but there are so many great songs that you don't mind hearing them over and over again.
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BrianS.Aug 18, 2008Derivative, yes. I hear influences from The Cure (the singer actually sounds a bit like Robert Smith), Prince and nearly every power pop band that ever existed. Is it a Blonde on Blonde, Sgt. Peppe, Marquee Moon or Nevermind? Of course not, but the songs are catchy and fun. The perfect summer record.
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ChristopherL.Aug 4, 2008
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JacobReynoldsAug 2, 2008They've done a great record But the post production just makes its sound not nearly as good as "wizard of ahhs".
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MandoA.Jul 31, 2008Awesome record, one of the few I can listen to in it's entirety without ever skipping a track. The perfect summer pop album.
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DavidH.Jul 29, 2008Catchy tunes with some references to the 80's make this album an easy-to-listen one.
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RyanY.Jul 23, 2008It's catchy start to finish. about 5 standout cuts. Why hate?
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MusicMavenJul 23, 2008The Black Kids sound like Robert Smith fronting the B-52s, with hook-filled songs and touch of a wacky soul (a la P-Funk). It's a heady brew that can still be enjoyed as pure pop.
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JulianoW.Jul 23, 2008people should make start NOW a backlash against pitchfork media
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JackieC.Jul 23, 2008I think people expected more of this band than they had any reason to expect. It's a fun, superficial dance record and that's all it aims to be.
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WJul 22, 2008Very good pop album. Ignore the hype, ignore the pitchfork shit review, give it a chance and enjoy it for what it is. A fun dance record.
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Awards & Rankings
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This debut--while not a technically poor album, boasting as it does pop hooks aplenty if you truly focus in, beyond the sometimes irritating vocal tennis--sags where it should soar, dips where it should peak.
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Pay no attention to the hype--after all, it didn't do Vampire Weekend any harm--and sit back and listen to one of the most purely enjoyable albums of this year.
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Partie Traumatic is the sexiest, most outrageous outright pop album of ’08 so far, hard not to love and (seemingly) even easier to lay.