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Anyone who liked "Life in Cartoon Motion's" bright, brash approach won't be disappointed by The Boy Who Knew Too Much--it's clear Mika knows exactly what he's doing.
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On The Boy Who Knew Too Much, this Beirut-born singer comes back strong with another set of over-the-top anthems that proves no one's more entitled to inherit Freddie Mercury's glam-god crown.
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If you prefer your pop preternaturally gleeful, Mika is your man. The Boy Who Knew Too Much, his second kaleidoscopic pile-up, is chock-full of bright, brash anthems.
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Deeper and darker takes longer to charm, which is bad for singles, but should see the album's shelf life extend to long after Mika's novelty has worn off.
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It's a Technicolor pop explosion designed for throwing your jazz hands into the air.
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On The Boy Who Knew Too Much, British piano-popper Mika tackles the popular songwriters' gristle of teen angst but filters it through a cracked technicolor symphony of show-tune harmonies, careening falsettos and deliciously manic productions.
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Halfway into The Boy Who Knew Too Much, Mika is batting six for six into his technicolor outfield. By track 13, the last track, I want to congratulate Mika on exceeding the pop-tastic qualities of his debut.
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Q MagazineThis is as bold, daring and vibrant an album as we'll hear this year. [Oct 2009, p.106]
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Nixing the sappy bits that dampened his debut, he rewrites the hooks from your parents' favorite Bon Jovi/Belinda Carlisle hits into earnest proclamations of teenage eccentricity, then waves his jazz hands in naysayers' faces.
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Mika has slapped together a pop-music patchwork capable of appealing to anyone who’s ever liked a song on the radio.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 51 out of 63
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Mixed: 2 out of 63
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Negative: 10 out of 63
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Aug 21, 2020I really liked this brilliant album and its themes, the universe of it. I also like the contrast between the dark lyrics and the joyful melody :D
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May 4, 2013
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Oct 9, 2011