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10.0
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10.0 |
God Is In The TV
This is a phenomenal listen from two phenomenal artists
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9.0
19205
9.0 |
The Observer
An unsentimental delight
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9.0
20088
9.0 |
DIY
Do yourself a favour and get this album
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8.5
18677
8.5 |
BBC
If you’re California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day, this is a blast. Forget She & Him; Jenny and Johnny are alt-pop’s hot, fun couple
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8.0
18045
8.0 |
Mojo
It's continuing evidence of Lewis's rapid artistic evolution. Print edition only
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8.0
18147
8.0 |
Uncut
Rarely has emotional repression sounded so coy, or so appealing
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8.0
16132
8.0 |
Eye Weekly
The fun these lovers are having is infectious, and their fruitful union deserves far more radio play than it’s likely to get
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8.0
16214
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The overall concept of making an album together, one where they remain themselves and make the other a better performer, is worth all the X’s and O’s one could ever muster
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8.0
18954
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Jenny and Johnny are a fresh pop-rock-indie duo that are less She & Him and more His (Tom Petty) & Hers (Stevie Nicks)
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8.0
19368
8.0 |
State
A recording chemistry that can’t be faked and contagious harmonies that you’ll be singing for weeks on end. Most of all, it’s great fun
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8.0
19581
8.0 |
The Scotsman
Throughout the album guitars jangle round every corner
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7.0
16900
7.0 |
FasterLouder
Most of the album’s stellar moments belong to Jenny Lewis, blessed as she is with a sweeping voice and the songwriting nous to make it work
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7.0
16134
7.0 |
Spin
I'm Having Fun Now is all whimsical, tongue-in-cheek cutesiness, but with songs this sugary, it'd be churlish to complain
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7.0
18920
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
As long as Jenny and Johnny keep things this ebullient and easy, the honeymoon period never has to come to an end
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7.0
18357
7.0 |
musicOMH
What they have here is a commendable effort that brings the best out of each of them, and while their formula hardly stops you in your tracks, this is an LP that does exactly what it says on the tin
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7.0
18374
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
They’re pretty, they’re young, they’re talented and they make some simple, delightful music, who’s complaining?
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pitchfork
I'm Having Fun Now is a triumph of symbiosis: She brings him to life, adding buoyancy and playfulness to his self-serious aesthetic, while he adds a welcome counterpoint to her vocals
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6.0
16182
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
J&J's vocals blend beautifully throughout
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6.0
16133
6.0 |
Blurt
Lewis' and Rice's individual work in the past has been serious, literate and multi-dimensional; I'm Having Fun Now is lighthearted, literal and straightforward. And, indeed, fun
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6.0
16131
6.0 |
Under The Radar
It's like Lewis and Rice are merely coasting on their own strengths, leaving the record to fall short on meeting its full potential
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6.0
18209
6.0 |
Q
It's the most jaunty-sounding affair to bear either's name. Print edition only
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6.0
18229
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NME
Charming
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6.0
18256
6.0 |
The Guardian
The pair's sound is comfortable – somewhere between 1980s indie jangle pop, 1960s Byrds-type guitar chiming and modern MOR
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5.0
18277
5.0 |
The Fly
Somewhere between tribute and pastiche, never really capturing the excitement of the time it’s trying to emulate
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4.4
16281
4.4 |
Beats Per Minute
I’m Having Fun Now does share some of the Phil Spector era pop sounds that Lewis has employed in the past, however, the songs do not reach the same emotional depths
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