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Jan 27, 2017Across Stellular’s twelve tracks we're presented with a strident procession of indie pop that demands attention.
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Jan 18, 2017It's greatest strength is that it feels effortless, moving from sleek disco to dark-hued punk and beyond without ever missing a step or losing its charm. [Jan - Mar 2017, p.64]
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Jan 26, 2017Dougall’s voice, which is always sounds faintly sad (all the best voices do) laying a melancholic consistency across the whole thing. Star-shaped indeed.
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Jan 19, 2017She may not have the range of a Roísin Murphy yet, the raw emotion of Robyn's best work, or the glam explosiveness of Goldfrapp, but she's not too far behind, and if she makes more albums like Stellular, it won't be long before she's joining their rarified class.
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Jan 19, 2017Finally, she has stepped out into the light, her outward-facing confidence having infused her music with a timeless joy.
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UncutJan 18, 2017There are shades of The Smiths and The Sundays in the likes of "Strange Warnings" and "Take Yourself With You," while opener "Colour Of Water" is a near-perfect piece of electro-pop, at once wistful and joyful. [Feb 2017, p.24]
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MojoJan 18, 2017Stellular serves up a lovely, liberated tonic in dark times. [Feb 2017, p.93]
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Jan 18, 2017Elinor Dougall has obviously taken her time to get this album sounding just as she wants – Strange Warnings and Poison Ivy first appeared on 2013’s Future Vanishes EP – and, on the majority of these cuts, that time has been unquestionably well spent. It doesn’t all work. ... Stellular finishes strong, however.
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Feb 2, 2017What elevates Stellular from just another decade’s nostalgia exercise is that longing.
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