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Codeine Velvet Club

Codeine Velvet Club

Codeine Velvet Club

First release from the orchestral pop/rock side project of Fratellis front man Jon Lawler and singer Lou Hickey

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Island
UK Release date
28/12/2009
  1. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    Until this point, [Lawler] had been known for writing lairy indie rock shoutalongs. With one stroke, he demonstrated a facility for classy pop
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  2. 8.0 |   BBC

    It makes for such an impressive, indelible album that you don't care when Lawler returns to the Fratellis
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  3. 7.0 |   Spin

    A frothy mélange of Phil Spector, Nancy Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, Vegas swagger, and moody soundtracks
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  4. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    This is a sugary treat, highly satisfying for the first thirty minutes but leaving you with a slightly strange aftertaste for the remainder
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  5. 7.0 |   NME

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  6. 7.0 |   The Observer

    ...a fine record inspired by brassy show tunes , gothic blues and sweeping orchestral pop
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  7. 6.0 |   The Times

    Codeine Velvet Club’s lack of originality isn’t its problem. It’s more that — beyond trumpeting the news that someone who you thought could do one thing can actually do another — it’s raison d’être remains unclear
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  8. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Instantly gratifying and full of spectacular moments. Unfortunately there's not a lot going on under the surface
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  9. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  11. 4.0 |   The List

    The Last Shadow Puppets made a record with much more verve, wit and grace than this lumpen, cliché-riddled affair
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  12. 4.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only


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