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Twin Cinema
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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 149 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the third album of sunny indie-pop tunes for the acclaimed union of Neko Case, Dan Bejar (also of Destroyer) and A.C. Newman.

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Twin Cinema
In home theaters, still projecting Undestructing, a voice from the back, yeah Double features, soft and harder Wait in silence while planning your... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    100
    It's their trademark boisterous hyper-melodies... that will have you involuntarily humming their praises for weeks (months!) to come. [26 Aug 2005, p.59]
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  2. Under The Radar
    90
    The New Pornographers shine because every member gets their due. [#10, p.107]
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  3. Pitchfork
    90
    With more developed ideas than Mass Romantic and a more cohesive sound than Electric Version, it's their most consistent, confident, and best album to date.
  4. cokemachineglow
    85
    Is it their best album? Maybe not. Is it still the best pop album of the year? Of course.
  5. Slant Magazine
    80
    Best (and nearly perfect) when taken two or three songs at a time, as an entire album, Twin Cinema overstays its welcome. It's simply too much of a good thing.
  6. Stylus Magazine
    75
    It would be a joke to call an album as lush as Twin Cinema “lo-fi,” but it is a more subtle, reined-in New Pornographers.
  7. New Musical Express (NME)
    50
    Inevitably, when the Prozac finally wears off the more 'thoughtful' numbers fall flat on their faces. [20 Aug 2005, p.58]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 65 out of 75
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 75
  3. Negative: 3 out of 75
  1. EricC.
    Aug 6, 2007
    10
    Impossibly fun. I was only a couple of songs in to this album before it became one of my favorites. I'll blast this music from my stereo Impossibly fun. I was only a couple of songs in to this album before it became one of my favorites. I'll blast this music from my stereo for a while.… Expand
  2. MarkS
    Sep 8, 2005
    10
    I regret trading in their first two efforts, but that's o.k., because this disc has a magic feeling that channels good vibrations.
  4. NicholasB
    Aug 22, 2005
    10
    Mass Romantic was wonderful; Electric Version its equal; but Twin Cinema surpasses them both. It's nigh on the perfect pop record.
  5. D*To-
    Dec 6, 2005
    10
    One of the top few albums of the year, with probably the song of the year ("The Bleeding Heart Show"). This album is a masterpiece from the One of the top few albums of the year, with probably the song of the year ("The Bleeding Heart Show"). This album is a masterpiece from the very beginning, with the burst into "Twin Cinema." The genius of the interwoven lyrics of Case and Newman is brilliant, not to mention Bejar at his best ("Jackie, Dressed in Cobras").… Expand
  6. BernardA
    Sep 27, 2005
    9
    This is the first cd from this band that I bought & after listening to it I just have to get their previous cds. Every song is a gem This is the first cd from this band that I bought & after listening to it I just have to get their previous cds. Every song is a gem especially Use It, Sing me Spanish Techno & Star Bodies. The only weak spot is Jessica Numbers which is really boring. Along with Spoon's Gimmie Fiction this is one of the best releases of 2005… Expand
  7. TimD
    Jun 26, 2006
    8
    That NME mark proves just how awful a publication it has become under conor mcnicholas tutorship. Their constant overlooking of the terriffic That NME mark proves just how awful a publication it has become under conor mcnicholas tutorship. Their constant overlooking of the terriffic american/canadian pop scene (picaresque 5/10? idiots) in favour of horrendously dull british acts is simply derisory. How you can big up the pipettes and the arctic monkeys while their much better behaved siblings monkey swallows thew universe and band club toil round in northern clubs is quite, quite bizarre. It really cries out for new editorship. Oh, and twin cinema is a very very strong album; bleeding heart show is so jawdroppingly gorgeous i tend to dribble just thinking about it.… Expand
  8. KevinK
    Aug 30, 2005
    0
    Hooray, another 17 dollar coaster.

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