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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Irish electronic producer Marcus Lambkin features contributions from Holly Backle. the Rapture's Luke Jenner, Museum of Love, Lidell Townsell, Nancy Wang, and Reggie Watts
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- Record Label: DFA
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Dance
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Mar 14, 2014On We Got Love, his sophomore LP, the Irish knobturner has managed to produce a coherent album brimming with ideas, styles and guest musicians.
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Mar 14, 2014These two tracks ["Feels Real" and "Do It (Right)"] read a bit corny on paper, but Lambkin’s knowledge of genre, song form and structure and how to make music evolve (i.e. filters, not just slapping in new sounds when something gets boring) bundle up the awkwardness with cool to present fresh ink amidst the droves of novice DJ nostalgists.
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Apr 14, 2014His impressive mastery of sounds is now matched by the quality of the songs, and overall one would be hard-pressed to find a better, more satisfying electronic dance music album in 2014, or anytime.
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Mar 17, 2014Even though the record is irresistible at times, it's also a feedback loop of nostalgia that's creaking as it turns.
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MojoApr 23, 2014It peaks with the opulent nu-disco of Tempest. [May 2014, p.93]
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Mar 17, 2014Two average tracks out of nine starts to feel like too many and leaves you doubting whether the rest was quite as good as you thought.
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Mar 28, 2014A rather mixed bag of oddball disco tracks.