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8.0
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8.0 |
The Observer
...man-friends Bret and Jemaine's savant-naif handle on human relations remains detail-perfect
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8.0
5741
8.0 |
NME
Undeniably the highlight is ‘Too Many Dicks’, especially for the blessed line “Make sure you know before you go/The dance floor bro-ho ratio”
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7.0
5930
7.0 |
The Quietus
All in all, it's enough of a success to stop the Conchords going the way of, well, Concorde. But we hope we're not hurting their feelings too much — or yours, by ending on a plane metaphor — by saying this doesn't soar quite as high as their last
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7.0
6005
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Individual tracks will wax and wane in popularity, and the genitalia humour of 'Sugar Lumps' et al might attract a wider audience who don’t understand the deadpan atmosphere of the rest of the show, but it’s hard to grow tired of this peculiar couple and their music
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7.0
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Blurt
Occasionally, the jokes fall flat without the narrative context of the show, but in general the songs stand up well enough on their own
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7.0
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7.0 |
Rave Magazine
Extra points also for Carol Brown, Jermaine’s inventory of failed relationships, with his exes providing an angelic and finger-pointing Greek chorus, plus Bret’s reggae plea to his off-the-rails buddy, You Don’t Have To Be A Prostitute (“Do you have any other skills? Like typing?”). Priceless
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7.0
7114
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Sees the Conchords exploring new directions, both musically and lyrically—and concocting their own unique brand of comedy all the while
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pitchfork
Unlike the debut, which effortlessly presented itself as a straight-up comedy record that succeeded independently of the accompanying television program, Freaky sort of only works as a soundtrack, slave to the mutual exclusivity of its visual counterpoint
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Independent
The best tracks are the subtlest, notably "Hurt Feelings", featuring a sensitive rapper, and "We're Both In Love With A Sexy Lady", which takes the R. Kelly semi-spoken R&B style into territory too ludicrous even for Kelly
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
5770
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Uncut
There are certainly a few fillers here... but at least half of these tracks are as good as anything on Series One
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
The Conchords are extremely funny dudes – this is a given. And they’re very good musicians too. But their focus is on their TV show, and not on making albums – and it’s hard to see past tha
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6.0
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6.0 |
Click Music
...there are the odd nuggets of songwriting genius here; at the least you’ll have a hell of a lot of fun finding them
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6.0
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FasterLouder
The songs here don’t fair so well when cut adrift from their TV counterparts
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6.0
5955
6.0 |
The Guardian
It's hard to think of any other band who could rhyme "asshole", "casserole" and "profiteroles" with such aplomb
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6.0
5910
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The yuks-per-track ratio has fallen a bit compared to last year's Flight of the Conchords, but the combo of silliness and self-deprecation often works
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5.0
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PopMatters
It’s a comedy album that isn’t very good
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5.0
5630
5.0 |
Spin
Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement are uniquely talented mimics... but the song selection is questionable and the visuals sorely missed
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