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Hotel Shampoo

Gruff Rhys

Hotel Shampoo

Third solo album of psychedelic rock from the Super Furry Animals frontman

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7.1

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UK Release date
14/02/2011
US Release date
22/02/2011
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  1. 10.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Nobody does it better
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Instantly claimable Beatles-esque hooks, bar-room piano and a casual air of plaintive loss
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  3. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The album has the lush, beguiling charm of a sun-kissed soft-rock album by The Beach Boys or The Young Rascals
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  4. 8.0 |   State

    Gentle, swoonsome soft-shoe pop
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  5. 8.0 |   The Fly

    An almanac of oddities and a consistently wonderful one at that
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  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Rhys is Britpop's true Renaissance Man. Print edition only

  7. 8.0 |   BBC

    At this stage in his career, it’s no shocker that Gruff Rhys should turn out a few tracks we’ll call business-as-usual... But a handful of more quixotic numbers provide album highlights
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  8. 8.0 |   Clash

    Lyrics are placed front and centre of beautifully arranged tracks, each imbued with an infectious energy
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  9. 8.0 |   DIY

    An album laden with love songs that, as one might expect from a man with a seemingly unending imagination, diverts into unexpected tangents along the way
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  10. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    You could cherry pick any track and still come up trumps
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  11. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    Hotel Shampoo is terrific, neatly channeling all of Rhys's wonderful eccentricities into an intelligent pop record
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  12. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    This album suggests that he's in rude health, both lyrically and musically
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  13. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    [A] more considered affair than his previous two releases
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  14. 7.0 |   Spin

    Whimsically rewarding, mildly schizophrenic psych-pop
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  15. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    It's unexpected, beautiful, weird, and satisfying all at the same time
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  16. 7.0 |   Blurt

    An accomplished genuine auteur, this emboldened artist proves he's capable of holding his own
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  17. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Hotel Shampoo is most often anchored on piano and the sort of word humor one might find in a Lodger tune
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  18. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Hard to resist
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  19. 7.0 |   The Observer

    Taking in pianos, lounge music, found sounds and Latin influences
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  20. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    He's close to something special, but he's not quite close enough
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  21. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Beautifully tasteful but overcooks the whimsy at the expense of some whoomph
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  22. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    A selection of songs here that tells us for Gruff Rhys, success in his solo career could just begin at 40
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  23. 6.0 |   NME

    Unlike previous product, this stuff just doesn't get stuck in your head. Print edition only

  24. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A solid effort that bubbles and squeaks in all the right places
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  25. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Melodies, harmonies, and pithy lyrics
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  26. 6.0 |   Mojo

    An engrossing record that peaks just a little lower than 2007's Candylion. Print edition only

  27. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A fragrant little side-project but it's a bit too sudsy to be the main event
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  28. 5.8 |   A.V. Club

    A samey batch of songs, Muzak for the psychedelic set
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  29. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    The sound of craft triumphing over inspiration
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