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Serotonin

Mystery Jets

Serotonin

Third album of indie rock from West London five-piece

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Rough Trade
UK Release date
05/07/2010
  1. 9.0 |   The Fly

    At every effortless turn there’s a festival slayer in waiting, an indie-dancefloor killer or the soundtrack to your summer romance; ‘Seratonin’ is a masterclass in musical evolution
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  2. 9.0 |   Clash

    A fantastic album from a band that deserve to be massive
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  3. 8.5 |   BBC

    Under the watch of venerable, veteran producer Chris Thomas (whose credits include The Beatles, Sex Pistols and countless others) these west Londoners have made a varied, touching, excitable and witty album
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  4. 8.0 |   Q

    It's the Jets' indomitable spirit that will leave you smiling. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    They elicit ELO, 10cc and Fleetwood Mac and these names aren't taken in vain. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    This is Mystery Jets at their finest: enchanting, infectious indie pop with a huge heart
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Songs that are packed with romanticism, whether past, present or future. Give it a few listens, and it will take up squatters rights in your head
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  8. 8.0 |   The Observer

    You'd need a heart of granite not to respond to songs this buoyant
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  9. 8.0 |   NME

    Positively bursting with ideas, passion and optimism. Print edition only

  10. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    That there is nothing inventive or groundbreaking here is disappointing, and the nostalgia for 25 years ago does get a little tiring on a couple of tracks. Thankfully, there's more than enough moments of gleaming pop majesty to make up for that
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  11. 8.0 |   Click Music

    Induces feelings of well-being, but with a sting in the tail
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  12. 8.0 |   Eye Weekly

    Serotonin will propel The Mystery Jets into a higher echelon of Brit-rock glory
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  13. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    The tics of weirdness that made this band so initially affable may be gone, but they're now a cut-rate pop act instead. Nothing wrong with that
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  14. 6.5 |   Beats Per Minute

    Individually, there isn’t really a bad track here ... But there are only so many catchy, uptempo pop-rock songs you can listen to consecutively before they start to blend together and create a whole less satisfying than the sum of its parts
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  15. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    With Serotonin, Mystery Jets have delivered an upbeat, well-produced third record, just in time for summer consumption. Unfortunately, it occasionally seems a little too calculated, too impersonal, too damn mediocre
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  16. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    An album that is merely good without being groundbreaking or inventive and that is not something usually associated with Mystery Jets
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  17. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    The pure prettiness of the melodies tends to blur the songs together into one super-catchy super-song; gone is the texture, the songs are polished to transparency
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  18. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    The inventive moments may have been built by a previous generation, but the Mystery Jets make them their own, building upon their brand of guitar pop. All that is needed now is someone on editing duties
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  19. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    A not unpleasant 45 minutes, but better enjoyed in three-minute snatches
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  20. 6.0 |   State

    There’s something very dated about large parts of this record, a factor that would almost certainly limit its longevity
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  21. 4.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only


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