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9.1
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9.1 |
A.V. Club
A refreshingly fun album with no pretenses, just plenty of sing-along hooks and dancefloor jams
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8.5
60625
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Undoubtedly one of the strongest pop records of 2013
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
A consistently fun album
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7.9
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7.9 |
Billboard
Drawing from house, punk, techno and mainstream pop, the duo tries on several different outfits on the album instead of boxing themselves into the songwriting formula that produced "I Love It"
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7.5
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Pitchfork
A little over the top? Sure. But coming from the group who coined post-guilty-pleasure pop's most quotable slogan, we should expect nothing less
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7.5
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7.5 |
Under The Radar
By a careful balance of producers, personality, and expectation-handling, This Is... succeeds where most modern pop records fail: it's a nurturing, exciting, and very intelligent debut
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
Icona Pop has few equals in the current landscape when it comes to immaculately crafted radio-dance music
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spin
Most every cut celebrates living the dream, doing it all night, and kissing to the serenade of wailing police sirens
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
This album is going to be huge and, for the most part, it deserves to be. Not only is it irresistibly danceable, but it’s tasteful, too
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The pair instill joy and charm in head-hammering up-in-theclub chants about eternal weekends and heedless vitality
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
It’s unashamedly fantastic, uplifting and most of all it’s a real joy to listen to
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Ten strong tracks that demonstrate Icona Pop’s prowess over the fickle muse of pop music, in addition to one established megahit
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6.0
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6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
In the end, you love this album. Of course you do. But not as much as you could have, and when you have this much potential and youthful energy on your hands, that sin is almost unforgivable
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6.0
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6.0 |
Time Out
Not bad, but the Swedish duo sell themselves short in the name of pop music
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6.0
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6.0 |
No Ripcord
Isn't a bad album by any means - it's galloping, carefree abandon is often infectious - but few of its songs leave much of an impression beyond ephemeral ear candy
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Digital Fix
In some ways, This Is ... loses its appeal just by being too nice
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6.0
60659
6.0 |
DIY
'This Is...' isn't a bad album. It isn't even an average one. Far from it - it's more than good, but it could have been great
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
A case of an album scuppered by a lack of imagination in the execution department
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5.0
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5.0 |
The Fly
Basically, you can listen to all 11 tracks of ‘This Is… Icona Pop’ and have a reasonable time
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5.0
60335
5.0 |
NME
Offers an unsatisfying compromise between the edgy pop of the Swedes' previous work and their attempts to become a massive band
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4.0
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4.0 |
Q
This Is... Icona Pop does contain some enjoyable moments, but it's a hollow victory. Print edition only
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