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9.0
117308
9.0 |
Exclaim
Rose shines a disco light on shame, lets panic leap into a bouncing gait that's faked-till-it's-made. And though she masterfully wields the absurdity of hubris, she also doesn't ridicule what she finds
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9.0
117313
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Reads like a novel, with a layered story of luck, fate, self-love, obstacles and the relentless pursuit of things you want in life
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9.0
117346
9.0 |
All Music
The onetime Americana singer/songwriter delivers an audacious and sly pop album about modern stardom
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8.9
117455
8.9 |
Paste Magazine
The indie-pop artist’s piercing self-awareness elevates her latest album
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8.0
117375
8.0 |
Under The Radar
On Superstar, Caroline Rose is playing by her own rules, and it is a delight to see it
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8.0
118028
8.0 |
Q
It's a record of quiet confidence. Print edition only
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8.0
117309
8.0 |
PopMatters
Caroline Rose's Superstar is often quite grand in a DIY-kind of way. Think of 1980s era MTV rock performed on a Casio keyboard with a sampler in your bedroom as recreated on modern technology
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8.0
117310
8.0 |
Uncut
An audaciously original album - a bedroom-laptop fever dream from a parallel universe. Print edition only
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7.4
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7.4 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Her mixture of contemporary hyper-and-snyth-pop sounds, slick guitar riffs, and the now signature, scintillating, retro-beach-resort-organ sound are anchored by a booming rhythm section
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7.0
117519
7.0 |
musicOMH
At times, it feels like the whole concept of the album’s theme is getting in the way of creating a fully flowing album. When it works though, there’s enough evidence that Rose is still very much a superstar herself
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
Superstar is an insular work, the product of several years of obsessive self-producing and home recording from Rose, and as such, it establishes the songwriter as a commanding auteur
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pitchfork
The New York songwriter’s fourth album sacrifices spontaneity for the sake of a character-driven concept, but her sense of humor remains as strong as ever
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6.5
117389
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Rose does more to create a big art piece than she does to create disposable pop
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6.0
117311
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Over the opening six tracks, Rose’s inability to write a dead melody continues as before, although where Loner was all about the message, the lyrics here are more difficult to pick out of the cocktail of synths and disco beats
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4.0
117323
4.0 |
DIY
Her ascent to superstardom isn’t impossible - it just might take a little longer than planned
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