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- Summary: The first full-length release of new material from Dexys (formerly known as the Dexys Midnight Runners) since 2012's One Day I'm Going to Soar was produced by Pete Schwier and Toby Chapman.
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- Record Label: Universal
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Aug 16, 2023The album certainly has epiphany, but it also raises as many questions as it answers. Oh, and the music itself is really, really, really, really good.
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UncutJul 26, 2023The group confidently flits between low-key funk, lush symphonic Philly soul and the more punchy post-Motown dance grooves of Chairman Of The Board, the constant being Rowland's powerfully assured vocal delivery of his mea culpa confessionals. [Aug 2023, p.28]
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Jul 27, 2023Diehard Dexys fans doubtless would not expect anything less, but even if you don’t count yourself among their number, The Feminine Divine might leave you glad he chose to continue doing what he alone does: after all, genuinely unique figures are thin on the ground in pop these days.
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Jul 27, 2023Held together by a singular sense of purpose, ‘The Feminine Divine’ is at times daring, at others anthemic. Both puzzling and entrancing, it refuses to be hemmed in by past success, reaching out instead for new challenges.
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Jul 28, 2023Nobody expects him to go back in time and deliver another classic album like Too-Rye-Ay, but it doesn't seem too much to ask for him to make a record that has more zip than this. That being said, it's always good to get another transmission from the heart and soul of Kevin Rowland, even one lacking the sweat and excitement he usually delivers.
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Jul 26, 2023The Feminine Divine can’t match those first three deathless classic albums and falls just below the convincing return that was One Day I’m Going to Soar. Still, there’s enough of their unique brilliance on display to make this a qualified victory.
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MojoJul 26, 2023The second half - "a saucy, synth-heavy cabaret" - will undoubtedly lose a few fans, yet Rowland still manages to pull a gem out of the fire with the touching My Submission. [Aug 2023, p.78]
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