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10.0
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10.0 |
The Independent
Saves the World, should see MUNA joining the ranks of those who have brazenly borrowed their sound
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9.0
113431
9.0 |
Clash
A bold, colourful, lyric return, one that is asserting while remaining utterly honest, completely true to themselves
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8.0
113432
8.0 |
DIY
An exhilarating ode to self-preservation and to being your own number one fan
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8.0
113433
8.0 |
NME
Euphoria crashes in waves across Muna's second album, which masters the twin arts of upbeat escapism and bleak, heart-wrenching sadness
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8.0
113435
8.0 |
Q
The thumping drums and syncopated string throughout still channel the 1980s, while Good News (Ya-Ya Song) harks back to the summer of 1999, all clipped guitar and MTV beats. Print edition only
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8.0
113429
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The band displays a frightening level of emotional intelligence on their second album
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7.7
113436
7.7 |
Pitchfork
Translating alt-rock into pristine pop, the L.A. trio’s second album documents sex, drugs, and suicidal tendencies with less melodrama and more compassion
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7.0
113461
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Rather than reactively penning music in response to the losses and life events it seems like the group has turned inwards, reworking their musical DNA to facilitate a fuller form of expression
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6.5
113444
6.5 |
Northern Transmissions
The album focuses on production emphasizing synths and drum machines accentuating the rhythms until they swirl in pieces like “Number One Fan”, though perhaps the album would be better off with simpler and more minimal rhythmic lines
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6.0
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6.0 |
All Music
While lyrics stick better than hooks here, the album is not without a handful of low-key anthems (including the latter track's high-flying, Auto-Tuned "it's gonna be okay"), and the atmosphere manages to be consistently warm and inviting despite its mechanical veneer
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