Generation Indigo

Poly Styrene

Generation Indigo

Former X-Ray Spex singer returns with a solo album produced by Youth (Killing Joke) mixing electro-pop, rock and reggae

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Future Noise
UK Release date
28/03/2011
US Release date
26/04/2011
  1. 9.0 |   PopMatters

    2011 may reward us with releases that are just as bright, witty, and engaging as Generation Indigo, but it is unlikely that someone as singular as Styrene will be behind them
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  2. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    An album of perfect pop, but pop in the way that punk rock was also perfect pop in its own right
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  3. 8.5 |   BBC

    This is a pop dance album par excellence bristling with positivity, tunes and ideas
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  4. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    A hugely enjoyable electro-pop album
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  5. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Terrific solo record, which channels her kitschy style into a synthy pop sound
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  6. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Generation Indigo brims with ideas and invention, flirts with genres (dubstep and reggae expertly negotiated) and showcases a sharp intelligence and an unflagging spirit
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  7. 8.0 |   AU Review

    This album could and should be the album that puts Poly Styrene back on the musical radar after 30 years
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  8. 8.0 |   Spin

    Her street-smart squeak and plastic-fantastic perspective are undimmed
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  9. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Her searing voice had mellowed but her passion burns bright
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  10. 7.0 |   NME

    Unbridled fun
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  11. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Next time you and your left-liberal posse are looking to fill a dancefloor (happens to me all the time), the tracks that work here are dynamite
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    A flavoursome treat. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Two-thirds, a fizzy, funny triumph. Print edition only

  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Finds plenty to lampoon on this droll, provocative comeback. Print edition only

  15. 5.0 |   DIY

    Although the songs here may not always hit their targets, it’s certainly good to have such a vital voice back
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