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The Lexicon Of Love II

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The Lexicon Of Love II

Thirty-four years on, Martin Fry's Sheffield new wave band release the sequel to their 1982 debut

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Virgin EMI
UK Release date
27/05/2016
US Release date
27/05/2016
  1. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    After you’ve heard it a few times, you’ve absorbed that it’s a great and gorgeous album in its own right. Fry has returned to the scene of the rhymes and only gone and pulled it off
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  2. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    The sound of an old master falling not far short of a standard that his youthful self set very high indeed
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  3. 8.0 |   The FT

    Fry’s breathy but declarative voice has aged well; he carefully rations moments of drama
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  4. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    The sequel to the Eighties pop classic is as grandstanding as the original
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  5. 7.0 |   Uncut

    An unapologetic confection of lush overstatement. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Mojo

    There are enough A1 tunes and ambitious lyrical conceits to satisfy fans of the original. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The opening two tracks and the Roxy Music-esque ‘Kiss Me Goodbye’ see Fry at his effortless best
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  8. 4.0 |   The Independent

    Too many of these tracks are slight ideas and punning phrasework over-egged into grotesque wedding-cakes
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  • Download full album for just £9.49
  • 1. The Flames Of Desire £0.99
  • 2. Viva Love £0.99
  • 3. Ten Below Zero £0.99
  • 4. Confessions Of A Fool £0.99
  • 5. Singer Not The Song £0.99
  • 6. The Ship Of The Seasick Sailor £0.99
  • 7. Kiss Me Goodbye £0.99
  • 8. I Believe In Love £0.99
  • 9. The Love Inside The Love £0.99
  • 10. Brighter Than The Sun £0.99
  • 11. Viva Love Reprise £0.99
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