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10.0
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The Times
This stands shoulder to shoulder with their best.
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9.0
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Sydney Morning Herald
The difference from 2007's comeback, Time On Earth, is a down-scaling of anxiety. This Intriguer character is secure in his constant, moody oscillations between sweetness and the dark
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9.0
13368
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Independent on Sunday
Intriguer is as good as sunshine-melancholia gets.
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8.5
14309
8.5 |
FasterLouder
Just give this album a year or so and we will be singing along like we do with their earlier hits
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8.0
13361
8.0 |
The Sunday Times
Showcases beautifully Finn’s ability to write as if he is confiding in you alone. Dive deeper, then, and you’ll locate the pearls
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8.0
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Mojo
Finn's trademark ballads stack up well with anything from their 80s and 90s output. Print edition only
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8.0
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musicOMH
Intriguer will have to stand or fall on its own merits. If there is any justice in the world it will be a bestseller
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8.0
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BBC
Crowded House have always sounded in parts like the later solo career Paul McCartney should have had. Despite the anthems being on a tight leash, repeated listens reveal this to be one of their best albums
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8.0
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Rave Magazine
Intriguer is an apt title, because its charms sneak up on you – it’s a record where its spells are unwoven gradually. Like most great records, it’s a creeper
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7.5
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The Line Of Best Fit
Only those with a heart of stone couldn’t fail to be moved
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7.0
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PopMatters
It is fun to listen to, and though that fun is of the grown-up sort, it makes for one of the year’s best pop albums all the same
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6.0
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Q
Print edition only
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6.0
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The Digital Fix
If you give this a few listens, I predict that you'll find yourself humming a melody and suddenly realising it's something from Intriguer
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6.0
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The Scotsman
Another consistent collection of typically well-crafted, tastefully retro Crowded House songs which are satisfying without ever being surprising
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6.0
13427
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Scotland on Sunday
It starts with the melodious bang of Saturday Sun... but becomes rather whimpering and ponderous by the closing Elephants
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6.0
13289
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The Guardian
The trouble with the album's more conventionally crafted pop songs is that they invariably sound dull
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6.0
13357
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The Observer
Intriguer, though elegantly arranged and featuring contributions from engaging Kiwi songwriters Lawrence Arabia and Liam Finn, falls some way short of their best
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6.0
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The Skinny
Finn’s best work always offered more than a pretty, easy-listening chorus, but inspiration now feels relatively thinly spread
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6.0
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Click Music
Finn's voice is measured and while it may not be the most exciting thing since sliced bread, he shows the control and restraint culled from years of recording and tourin
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6.0
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Uncut
Suffers slightly from Crowded House's signature weakness: a tendency to retreat into tastefulness. Print edition only
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5.0
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The Quietus
What we have here is songwriting by numbers. All correct and relatively inventive boxes are fundamentally ticked: considered arrangements, lush harmonies, impeccable musicianship etc; but the end is result is yawningly average
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