Róisín Machine
by Róisín Murphy
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 79 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 87
  3. Negative: 7 out of 87
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  1. clem666
    Oct 26, 2020
    5
    Vocals are really good and intense in their disco-style, the majority of the electro is pleasant and the few switches in this album are truly both joyful and surprising.
    But nothing can cancel the boring and killing repetitivity of 'Roisin Machine'. Songs last for years, often (not always I admit) without any added content. Some of them unfortunately lack instrumental progressiveness and    Vocals are really good and intense in their disco-style, the majority of the electro is pleasant and the few switches in this album are truly both joyful and surprising.
    But nothing can cancel the boring and killing repetitivity of 'Roisin Machine'. Songs last for years, often (not always I admit) without any added content. Some of them unfortunately lack instrumental progressiveness and lyrical variety. It feels better to hear for 6 minutes a song of attractive disco-electro, but when it's bad it still takes so much time to end that you begin to compare it with pain. 'We Got Together' is the perfect example of what I'm trying to explain: this song has one of the worst production (unpleasant repetitivity added with useless sounds) and lyrics (also desperately repetitive) and last for a bit more than 5 minutes ! And the top of it all is that deluxe version offers some songs in extended mix ! Hopefully 'We Got Together' is not part of it...    … Expand

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86

Universal acclaim - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. AllMusic
    Oct 9, 2020
    90
    Róisín Machine is cohesive and spellbinding. Murphy truly is a machine in her consistent creativity, and this is a particularly well-oiled example of her brilliance.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Oct 5, 2020
    65
    While Róisín Machine is probably the most straightforward album she’s made, and is clearly within her wheelhouse, it just leaves a desire that she had pushed things even further, as we know she’s capable of doing.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Oct 5, 2020
    80
    Róisín Murphy aims her tracks at the stars. With Róisín Machine, she’s become one.
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