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8.0
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The Independent
Kevin Parker’s latest record begins with what might be the best opening track of the year, as he makes mountains out of social awkwardness molehills
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Australian indie’s breakout star takes a dancefloor diversion, but amid the four-four fun are fears about fame’s effect on his domestic life
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8.0
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8.0 |
Dork
The club-psych thread he’s hinted at for years finally has a full-length that trusts the pulse without abandoning the groove, and a persona that opens a window rather than pulling the curtain down
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7.0
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7.0 |
Spill Magazine
Whilst Deadbeat is a welcome addition with some brilliantly curated tracks, it is not recommended listening and is not a contender for album of the year
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
If the thought of an outback rave might bring to mind a frantic, lawless bacchanal, the vibes on Deadbeat offer a more mesmerizing experience, one that dance escapists can easily get lost in
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7.0
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Rolling Stone
On Deadbeat, his first album in five years, Kevin Parker mixes frazzled moods and plush beats
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6.7
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6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Kevin Parker's fifth album as Tame Impala has a few bangers, but the club-psych experiment yields mixed results
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6.4
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6.4 |
Paste Magazine
Kevin Parker’s long-awaited fifth studio LP fulfills the promise of poppier, techno-focused sounds, but rarely fuses the two, leaving you wishing for fewer hooks and more trance
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
'Deadbeat' comes off rather downbeat despite the undeniable groove
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6.0
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6.0 |
NME
The psych hermit-turned-pop hitmaker turns to dance music – and openly embraces his introversion and insecurities
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5.0
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5.0 |
Clash
Though he is still the mastermind behind Tame Impala, the Aussie composer is starting to sound more and more like one person in a studio — a fact that used to blow people’s minds
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5.0
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5.0 |
musicOMH
Kevin Parker’s latest offering is patchy and overly synthetic, failing to hit the heights of his generation defining previous albums
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4.8
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4.8 |
Pitchfork
Kevin Parker takes a left turn onto the dancefloor and sounds quite lost. What could’ve been an interesting experiment is instead full of hollow songs and half-measures
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4.5
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4.5 |
Northern Transmissions
Has nothing new to contribute to this genre; it is pure bloat
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4.0
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4.0 |
The Irish Times
Kevin Parker staggers through this underwhelming, repetitive LP in a state of more or less permanent perturbation
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3.0
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3.0 |
Slant Magazine
The album finds Kevin Parker still selling himself as a something of an underachiever
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