10 November 2026
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Dance producer Hans-Peter Lindstrøm teams up with fellow Norwegian singer Christabelle in his latest beat-heavy project
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Their unrestrained approach works with track after track, going higher and further than what has just gone before. Prepare for takeoff Read Review
The long-form disco don has made an instant-hit, Saturday night album that anyone could love. In fact, Real Life Is No Cool offers no other option Read Review
If the thought of 28-minute-long disco jams doesn’t appeal, it’s also a great place for the uninitiated to encounter this masterful producer Read Review
Real Life Is No Cool isn't just the achingly stylish and neatly accessible dance record ... it also constitutes a fresh new take on the strand of retro-futurism that Lindstrøm helped create Read Review
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We have been blessed with an embraceable record from a contemporary dance music auteur and a partner who proves a skilful wingwoman Read Review
... his take on 1980s funk-pop is exhilaratingly woozy, psychedelic and strange, never sliding into retro pastiche. An object lesson in less being more Read Review
Real Life Is No Cool has a thoroughly modern spirit while still managing to coalesce decades of dance music into one fluid statement Read Review
A little more consistency in their focus and less pointlessly meandering distraction could see them produce something truly classic Read Review
...obviously in debt to mainstream legends such as Prince (on Keep It Up) and Michael Jackson (on Baby Can’t Stop, an unashamed pastiche of the Off the Wall sound) Read Review
...her voice is smooth, versatile and - listen up X-Factor contestants! - never needlessly showy
Moroder had the divine presence of Donna Summer, whereas Lindstrøm has Christabelle Isabelle Sandoo Read Review
An album that wildly oscillates between discordance and boredom Read Review
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Lindstrom & Christabelle : Real Life Is No Cool
Django Django Doveland
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Print edition only Uncut
Gilla Band Pugnello
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Greg Freeman All Set The Bone
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U2 Carnaval de Luz
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La Roux Old Flames
Print edition only Record Collector
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Print edition only Rolling Stone UK
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