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The album embodies the highlights of the band's past work, and is imbued with the progressiveness that has made each successive Ladytron release a step above its predecessor.
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FilterThe results is a mix of creep and fabulous dance hits that will neither change the world nor excite you to start any fires. [Spring 2008, p.97]
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Ladytron's strength is its sure grasp of Pet Shop Boys-style pop songcraft, which weaves memorable melodies into songs about anxiety-ridden love affairs and the ennui of a Sunday afternoon in a world where God is dead.
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Under The RadarThey have solidified their identity and will from now on be familiar to those who hear a snippet of their tunes. [Spring 2008, p.78]
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Kletva sounds tacked on, disrupting the otherwise impressive cohesion of the rest of the album, Thankfully, that slight blip doesn’t derail what is one confident, focused piece of work.
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On this produced-in-Paris gem, they beef up chilly synth-pop tunes with elegantly distorted guitar, German-industrial drum loops and plenty of goth gloom.
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This is great music from a fantastic UK band.
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Never before has Ladytron sounded so sinister, been so danceable and connected so well with its audience.
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Dark yet delectable, Velocifer suits Ladytron just right.
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But the failures are the exception, and what's remarkable about Velocifero is how convincing and cohesive it is.
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MojoVelocifero is comparable to pop at its best--travelling straight to the brain's pleasure centres but taking a strange tantalising cargo with it. [July 2008, p.110]
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Velocifero‘s flaws are mostly minor, stylistic quibbles that could be leveled at any one of Ladytron’s other three albums—namely, that each song could stand to be about thirty seconds shorter (more easily forgiven on the dance floor), and that they have a tendency to repeat the kicker far more often than necessary (same).
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The album showcases the band's pop proclivities while preserving the dark, often harsh, atmospherics that makes their sound so distinct.
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Even with a somewhat diminished speaker-filling capability and a couple of songs that seem to have less actual energy than they should, Velocifero's subtlety will eventually reward further listens.
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Now far denser than disassociated, this is Ladytron at the group's most masculine.
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Velocifero isn't as dramatic a step forward as Ladytron's other albums.
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Trimmed of a couple of tracks and with more than a single change of pace offered, the record could have been an excellent one. As it is, Velocifero stands as a fine piece of work that proves there’s a lot of life left in these synthetic machines.
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Alternative PressLadytron suddenly sound evey bit as awesomely eclectic as, well, "Softcore Jukebox." [Aug 2008, p.174]
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MagnetVelocifero is a mere knob's turn toward the excellence the band still seems to be working toward. [Summer 2008, p.107]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 31
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Mixed: 1 out of 31
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