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8.0
30775
8.0 |
The Independent
The album's most potent moment resides in the loping dubstep electropop of "City Girl"
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8.0
30844
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A restless, joyous record
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7.0
31305
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
CSS have found a groove that works for them, and for now at least, sound pretty happy to stay there
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6.7
31000
6.7 |
A.V. Club
Shows the band’s potential as a shimmering and chaotic live act, but it doesn’t do much else
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6.0
31019
6.0 |
musicOMH
There's plenty to enjoy on La Liberación
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6.0
31156
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
The album offers a fresh and more mature sound, whilst remaining loyal to the roots of Cansei de Ser Sexy
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6.0
30964
6.0 |
No Ripcord
For most of La Liberación, CSS are covering old ground, but that's probably for the best as the album's worst moments actually come when they try something a bit new
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6.0
30785
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Leans more towards the colourful, giddy fizz of their debut than towards the more laboured grunge of the last album
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6.0
30519
6.0 |
Uncut
Goes some way to restoring their reputation as festival favourites. Print edition only
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6.0
30522
6.0 |
Mojo
Ultra-catchy, bubblegum dance-pop. Print edition only
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6.0
30514
6.0 |
Clash
Their unbridled enthusiasm ensures the weaker moments are soon left at the door – letting the remaining tracks revel in their own energy-injected DNA
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6.0
30515
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
The three year hiatus has served them well – the album offers a fresh and more mature sound, whilst remaining loyal to the roots of 'Cansei de Ser Sexy'
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6.0
30717
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Ultimately a rather charming piece
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6.0
31404
6.0 |
AU Review
Their lyrics are still as ridiculous as ever, but that’s part of their strange charm
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5.2
31775
5.2 |
Pitchfork
The band sounds genuinely torn between pandering to the sort of hopped-up hedonists who want to rip off Lovefoxxx’s clothes when she does a stage dive, and a desire to dial down the crassness and redefine their character
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5.0
30513
5.0 |
A.V. Club
La Liberación is so fixated on exhibiting its sense of fun that it forgets how to finish ideas in the process
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5.0
30628
5.0 |
NME
A lot of the charm has worn off
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5.0
30664
5.0 |
DIY
A frustrating experience that never quite feels as exciting or intimate as it thinks it is, or you want it to be
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4.0
30689
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Never as smartly entertaining as Peaches or amusingly stupid as Ke$ha, CSS is caught in the middling center, and so is La Liberación
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4.0
30836
4.0 |
The Observer
The band struggle to retain the freshness and lo-fi energy of their debut
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4.0
31317
4.0 |
State
The aural experimentation is refreshing at points, yet mostly comes across as restless and unfinished
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4.0
32117
4.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A distorted, disjointed collection of sounds
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2.0
30517
2.0 |
Q
Lack of imagination. Print edition only
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