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8.3
57163
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Their music begs to be loved outside the hermetic confines of the blogosphere
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8.0
57165
8.0 |
Time Out
AlunaGeorge have pushed pop music in the right direction
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8.0
57168
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
As a a slice of accomplished, sophisticated urban pop you'll find none finer this summer
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8.0
57179
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
If there's one thing AlunaGeorge have proven, it's that it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
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8.0
57195
8.0 |
All Music
One of the year's more enjoyable debuts
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8.0
57485
8.0 |
The Fly
One of UK pop’s most exciting recent propositions
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8.0
58634
8.0 |
No Ripcord
It’s well done, fun to listen to, and a damn sight better than 90% of other pop music right now, yet you couldn’t really describe it as essential
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8.0
57113
8.0 |
The Guardian
They sound like exactly the kind of people you want making pop music
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8.0
57139
8.0 |
The Observer
The hype was not wrong
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8.0
57130
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Mostly it’s a collection of low-key excellence
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8.0
57162
8.0 |
DIY
Aluna and George balance each other in the perfect see-saw, and Body Music is an absolute playground of pop music
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7.6
57150
7.6 |
Pitchfork
A remarkably seamless extension of their early songs, an expert execution of a concept and aesthetic that felt perfectly crystallized even before anyone knew who the duo were
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7.5
57128
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s a record certainly fine enough to ensure the pairing will have no issues sprinting to the upper echelons of pop aristocracy
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7.5
57294
7.5 |
Under The Radar
The sort of hype AlunaGeorge has been anchored with has sunk other bands, but there's a stickiness to this sound
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7.0
57295
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
ody Music shows R&B continuing to expand its scope, stealing the cues of hip-hop and electronic music, which draw strength from their omnivorous appetites
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7.0
58185
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Elegant and relaxed
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7.0
57178
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Despite a few missteps, the album succeeds in delivering soulful pop with a distinctly modern sheen
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7.0
57000
7.0 |
musicOMH
Body Music contains some of the most vibrant pop music you will hear all year
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7.0
56959
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Even when the album loses its way structurally or lyrically Reid ensures that there will always be a Timbaland-esque intricate production idiosyncrasy or quirk round the corner
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6.0
56960
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Where there is usually familiarity, here there is strangeness and charm; where there is tunnel vision, here are wide-open vistas
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6.0
56961
6.0 |
The 405
This body of work never really succeeds in pushing the sound envelope enough to warrant the pioneer tag that has circled AlunaGeorge for some time
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6.0
56993
6.0 |
Uncut
Has the feel of an album rushed out for the summer. Print edition only
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6.0
56999
6.0 |
Q
21st-century electronic pop delivered with style and ambition. Print edition only
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6.0
57054
6.0 |
NME
A missed opportunity
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6.0
57074
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
With the exception of the musically bland and lyrically awful “Superstar”, even at their weakest AlunaGeorge always sound genuinely keen to try something new - and at their best, they’re among the greatest at it
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6.0
57156
6.0 |
The Scotsman
The more abjectly commercial material might lead the listener to suspect that this initial promise is merely an attention-grabbing vehicle to turn the beautiful Francis into a bland, prime-time pop star
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6.0
57160
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The strongest tracks are those that have been circulating online for over a year
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6.0
56958
6.0 |
Clash
Fulfils its intent as a straightforward pop recording aimed at younger listeners
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6.0
57131
6.0 |
The Independent
A blend of warmth and innocence which in places recalls trip-hop pioneers Sneaker Pimps as well as more modern comparisons with the voguish pop alienation of Lana Del Rey
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6.0
57207
6.0 |
Mojo
Slinky electro-pop debut. Print edition only
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6.0
57242
6.0 |
Spin
Could have made an excellent EP
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6.0
57247
6.0 |
Fact
Body Music lacks both the pace and range required to sustain repeated listens, and rests too heavily on one – and even two – year old singles to bolster its overall quality
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5.3
57301
5.3 |
AltSounds
Whilst George manages to create some great and unique sounds it's Aluna's whiny, weak vocals that see me reaching for the skip button all too quickly
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5.0
57467
5.0 |
The Quietus
Mature electronic pop music for enlightened twentysomethings looking to revisit their youth, or sanitised music for pre-teens? As much as AlunaGeorge would probably like to think it’s the former, it unfortunately often comes across more as the latter
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5.0
57167
5.0 |
Art Rocker
This particular noughties pastiche could become draining very quickly
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