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10.0
26743
10.0 |
Independent on Sunday
All good, no bad, and never ugly
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10.0
28403
10.0 |
God Is In The TV
As cinematic a record as you are ever likely to hear, this is pop in its purest and most all-encompassing form
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8.0
27837
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Rave Magazine
With a little imagination and patience, Rome is a very fun place to be
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8.0
26862
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Rome is snappy, beautifully crafted and, from soup to nuts, hugely enjoyable
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8.0
26900
8.0 |
Q
Hollywood-calibre turns from White and Jones. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
It’s a pretty consistent piece of work
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8.0
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8.0 |
Daily Telegraph
Redolent of easy listening but with all flabbiness removed and replaced by a modern warmth and elegance
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8.0
26946
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Clash
Morricone would be proud
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8.0
26772
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Clash
A sophisticated and evocative album - nostalgic in inspiration, but thoroughly modern
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Jack White brings a nice air of subtle derangement to proceedings
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8.0
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The Quietus
Rome is far from being pastiche or an exercise in recreating the sounds of yesteryear. Burton and Luppi have taken a template and used it as a foundation to evolve a sound and mood that stands up to scrutiny on its own terms
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
Nostalgia really isn't what it used to be
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8.0
26256
8.0 |
Uncut
Unquestionably, it is beautifully done. Print edition only
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8.0
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The Scotsman
Italian equivalent of the Buena Vista Social Club
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8.0
26557
8.0 |
NME
Entrancing and gorgeously out-of-step album
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8.0
26609
8.0 |
musicOMH
It has all the components of a classic and makes for the perfect soundtrack to inject something wonderful into a dull day. Richly rewarding
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8.0
26673
8.0 |
The Independent
A short but perfectly-formed portal to a different state of musical mind
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7.9
26753
7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
Danger Mouse has hinted at the possibility of turning the record into a film or a large-scale concert, which is probably where it belongs, with added visuals to the cinematic scope of the project
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7.0
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Pitchfork
It's purely gorgeous
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7.0
26703
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
More vocal tracks would be nice, but Rome is as much about sublime instrumentals ... as lead singers
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7.0
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7.0 |
BBC
Far from merely retreading the past, mercifully, the fiercely analogue results take on a sophisticated dimension of their own
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7.0
27007
7.0 |
The Fly
A beautiful body of songs
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Rome is cinematic without being overwrought, its sound evocative of a certain vintage while still firmly rooted in the present
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7.0
26253
7.0 |
Spin
Rome has the undeniably high-end vibe of an A-lister's lark
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7.0
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7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A fantastic album in its own right
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A fulfilling concoction
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7.0
27490
7.0 |
No Ripcord
The most ambitious album of the year
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6.7
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6.7 |
A.V. Club
The record has all the crisp conciseness of a Danger Mouse production—but they might have created a better story than a record
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6.5
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Bowlegs
The record has numerous, generously lush highlights. The overall effect being that of a blockbuster that never was
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6.5
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6.5 |
State
Not an album to set the world alight then, but one that certainly makes it a more pleasant place
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6.0
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6.0 |
Slant Magazine
While it's difficult to imagine there being a large demand for this kind of music, it's impressive how little the producers and performers behind Rome seem to care
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
The album lacks the eccentricities that enliven the music of Ennio Morricone, who casts a long shadow over this project
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
It whets the appetite for what Burton will do with the group next in his sights as producer – U2
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6.0
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6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
The whole exercise ultimately seems a bit pointless and leaves Danger Mouse looking more a dilettante than a genuine auteur. Nonetheless, Rome remains an occasionally breathtaking pastiche
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
A heady atmosphere is brewed by the many lush instrumentals, as well as the White's edgy contributions
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5.0
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5.0 |
PopMatters
[Luppi] and Danger Mouse clearly are creatively simpatico, but hopefully their next joint venture will be more satisfying than Rome
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