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| 3.0 good | dihstyle69 | December 9th 16 |
if you're looking for a fun and straightforward pop album, look no further. while it loses steam during the second half, it's still a very entertaining listen. i wonder why it was released just now. this was clearly meant for the summer. 3
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| 3.0 good | Bedex | November 15th 20 |
Quite a frustrating album, and beside the opening track which is frankly quite fun and well done, and maybe the closing track which isn't half bad either, there is no reason to ever jam this over the Swaaay EP. The reason being that everything else just feels far weaker, to a point where 13 which was one of the less convincing tracks on the EP feels like a total bop here because it is preceded by a long run from 6-12 that is quite weak. 1-5 is quite strong, and even the weaker 4 is quite ok. My only gripe here ism like on the EP, that both prod and composition are just frustratingly a little less explosive and poppy than they could be. Still good fun though. Then 6 starts of the weakness (plus it features a cringe rap bit), 7 is basic as hell and frankly a bore, 8 attempts something more emotional/balladey which is fine in a vacuum but feels a bit dull after two unconvincing tracks (and the choruses feel half baked). 9 is the first track that gets some energy going again, but the chorus with its ridiculous kazoo sounds and short length really does not quite work for me. Amusingly some of the vox sound like Cynic though. 10 is like 8 and by then my rating was dropping like crazy. 11-12 have some ideas in the chorus/prechorus but are overall relatively meh tracks still, while 13-14 continue this trend of mild improvement closing this on two quite nice tracks although there is no feeling of album conclusion at all. Ye this is ok, but it's far less great than it could have been and the EP is more worth yar while. 2.9
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| 3.5 great | c0nf1n3d | January 30th 20 |
This album GROOVES. The first 5 tracks are pure electricity and a masterclass in sound mixing. If the first 5 tracks served as an EP, this would be a 5 hands down. However, the album then progresses...and tracks 6-8 are marginal. It feels as if DNCE recorded [hit] "Cake By the Ocean", and then had some great ideas for other tunes and recorded them, then was told by their manager(s) that they had to record an LP. Luckily, tracks 9-14 (the end) return to the bass-driven, catchy works that the first 5 tracks had. Are they as good as the first 5? That's subjective, but they at least fit the mold. My favorite track would be the opener "DNCE", but "Doctor You" is quite an exceptional track as well.
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| 3.0 good | conditionals | December 17th 16 |
Solid pop rock album about girls and fun, but not in the league of similar superior pop albums by
say Walk the Moon or Saint Motel.
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| 4.0 excellent | showder | April 27th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | runaways | December 12th 16 |
| 2.0 poor | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
| 2.5 average | iGuter | November 20th 16 |
| 3.0 good | bungy | November 19th 16 |
| 3.5 great | cm7com | November 18th 16 |
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