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Apr 24, 2020This album is a masterpiece.
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Apr 27, 2020What makes Shortly After Take Off work is the attention to detail, both musically and lyrically.
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Apr 23, 2020Written from the heart and dredged from pop music's boneyard, Shortly After Takeoff feels like the album Christinzio has been working toward his whole career.
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Apr 22, 2020Sure, his prowess in mope-pop makes for a voyeuristic listen, but on Shortly After Take Off he invites us to take a twitch of the curtain obscuring the life of Brian from the outside in, and it’s a spellbinding and utterly wonderful thing.
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UncutApr 17, 2020A heroic, controlled crash landing. [May 2020, p.25]
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Apr 24, 2020Adopting a very domestic lyrical setting whilst grappling bravely with big issues, Shortly After Takeoff offers ideal lockdown listening, a touching black comedy of emotional isolation.
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MojoApr 17, 2020At times it's all too much, but Christinzio knows how to burn without crashing. [May 2020, p.88]
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Q MagazineApr 17, 2020Paranoid, doomy synths temper the classicism of Christinzio's luxuriant Harry Nilsson songwriting. [Jun 2020, p.94]
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Apr 24, 2020Shortly After Takeoff is a powerful collection made by someone who’s had to endure more than his fair share of turbulence.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 45
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Mixed: 6 out of 45
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Negative: 2 out of 45
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Apr 25, 2020A work of genius. Despair through the lens of bonkers production, unforgettable melodies, dark humour, and disturbingly poetic lyrics.
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Apr 25, 2020
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Jun 18, 2020