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Although Temporary Pleasure is not quite the mirage that is virtual reality, it is certainly fleeting and a perfect addition for those looking to update their summer soundtrack playlist for 2009 (or 2007).
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The album has a more sculpted feel--proper songs, but with a subtle disco undercurrent. However, things tail off a bit with the wishy-washy Bad Blood and Turn Up the Dial's hip-hopera, leaving Audacity of Huge--a consumerist dream-turned-nightmare with a massive groove--heading the charge towards the mainstream.
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MojoOverall it's pleasurable, audacious even, but hardly world changing. [Sep 2009, p.102]
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UncutTheir choice of guest vocalists this time around indicates good tatse, although in practice there's not much call for subtlety in these chewy, club-oriented productions. [Sep 2009, p.95]
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Under The RadarToo often, though the album drags beneath the weight of guest appearances and loses sight of the sonic arrangements below. [Fall 2009, p.74]
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That it isn’t resoundingly terrible (as background music it’s passable, as long as you can’t actually hear it properly) is due to its general beigeness rather than the sparse flashes that illuminate it.