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8.0
55721
8.0 |
FasterLouder
While the first record provided a platform for the band’s global recognition, the second will surely allow them to move into the upper echelon of the global dance-pop scene
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8.0
55838
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
The formula wasn't broke, so Luke Steele and Nick Littlemore ain't fixed it
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8.0
55891
8.0 |
All Music
Modern pop doesn't get any better than this
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8.0
56111
8.0 |
The Observer
Naggingly catchy pop given a euphoric dance twist
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8.0
56134
8.0 |
Evening Standard
This album hardly puts a foot wrong
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8.0
57082
8.0 |
PopMatters
A well-blended mix of disco, electropop and just plain fun that evokes the greats without copying them outright
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7.5
56409
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Shares its predecessor's compelling cinematic, sci-fi/fantasy personality both aurally and visually
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7.3
56512
7.3 |
AltSounds
May have all of the credentials to slowly melt into one of the top albums of the Summer
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7.0
55855
7.0 |
DIY
The euphoric dance-pop album everyone was expecting
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7.0
55722
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
For all the grandiosity, the heavy ornamentation, the sonic and visual presentation of a New Wave band lost in space and time, the songs are as big as they are made out to be
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6.0
55723
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A one-note record in mood, texture and structure
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6.0
55720
6.0 |
Clash
Patchy, and shows little progression from 2008 debut Walking On A Dream
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6.0
55796
6.0 |
The Independent
The empty feelgood sentiments leave a disingenuous aftertaste of contrivance
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6.0
56154
6.0 |
Time Out
It’s not boundary-smashing originality that Empire Of The Sun are aiming for, it’s pristine electro-pop, and they pull that off very well indeed
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6.0
55969
6.0 |
musicOMH
The songs and melodies may be brighter, but there is a nagging sense throughout that something special has been lost somewhere in the process
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6.0
55981
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
For all that talk of “pushing through four dimensions”, the album remains planted in its comfort zone
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6.0
56035
6.0 |
The Guardian
The album's failings come about not through laying it on too thick in pursuit of grandiosity, but when its pop sensibility loses its keenness and edge
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5.6
56026
5.6 |
Pitchfork
Their voice isn't strong enough, their imprint on their diaphanous grooves not unique enough, to make them stick
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5.0
56408
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Too often Ice on the Dune just feels like a lobotomy on the dance floor
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4.0
56139
4.0 |
State
This is a lean record that gets to the point very quickly. It’s just that the point isn’t all that interesting
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4.0
55747
4.0 |
NME
11 repetitive bursts of whoomp-laden chart pop pitched firmly between Calvin Harris and Wiley's Heatwave, every track crying out to be used on a Coke advert. Print edition only
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