True Romance
by Golden Silvers
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: May 4, 2009
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    As debuts go, True Romance is an astonishing statement of intent – if they’ve got any more ideas left after the 10 tunes here we could have a rather special band on our hands.
  2. The Guardian
    80
    While revelling in the dewy-eyed but wistful feel of 80s new pop and the Beach Boys, it sounds more timeless than retro.
  3. Uncut
    80
    Classic pop songwriting with a twist is the order of the day, with watertight barbershop harmonies spooned onto layers of intricately arranged organ, while lyrics are unabashedly lovestruck. [Jun 2009, p.93]
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  5. musicOMH.com
    70
    We're not reviewing the single, rather the accompanying album, which after all that promise is something of a minor let down.
  6. Rolling Stone
    70
    They take their blue-eyed romanticism deadly serious, asking, "Wouldn't it be sweet if you could die from a broken heart?" like genuine kamikazes of love.
  7. PopMatters
    70
    True Romance is more intriguing than any talk of peppy pop songs would suggest.

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