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Lupercalia

Patrick Wolf

Lupercalia

Album No.5 from the London-based pop / folktronica singer-songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.2

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UK Release date
20/06/2011
US Release date
28/06/2011
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    It is, all in, absolute genius
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  2. 9.0 |   Slant Magazine

    A golden record if ever I've heard one
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  3. 9.0 |   Slant Magazine

    A golden record if ever I've heard one
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  4. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    On his finest album, Patrick Wolf has become an absolutely superlative pop songwriter
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  5. 8.0 |   FasterLouder

    There’s never been a better time nor a better place to start for the unacquainted to explore this Londoner’s extraordinary talents
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  6. 8.0 |   State

    An album about love, plain and simple. Grandiose and always teetering on the brink of OTT, but oh so epic and lush
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  7. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    No matter how trite, opulent or downright ridiculous the lyrics or instrumentation, Patrick’s strength of conviction never wanes
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  8. 8.0 |   NME

    For the first time, Wolf is celebrating not what he wants – but what he has
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  9. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The perfect soundtrack for early summer, and all the possibilities it holds
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  10. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Wolf, it turns out, is spectacularly good at big, stirring, major-key melodies. The album is dizzy with them
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  11. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    For the most part this is a refreshingly optimistic return
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  12. 8.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Imagine The Cure channelling Bruce Springsteen and you get just a hint of Wolf’s nutty appeal
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  13. 8.0 |   Entertainment.ie

    It's impossible not to be charmed by Patrick Wolf, and Lupercalia is easily his most exhilarating album yet
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  14. 8.0 |   Q

    Never anything less than irresistibly romantic. Print edition only

  15. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Might just end up being the feel good album of the year
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  16. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Might not quite reach the heights of lunatic brilliance of its predecessor, but as far as most people's dream of what a proper pop album should be, Lupercalia certainly comes closer than most
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  17. 7.0 |   Clash

    His best so far
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  18. 7.0 |   The AU Review

    Begins strong but seems to fall into a lull
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  19. 7.0 |   DIY

    Probably his most focused - possibly even his best - since 'Wind in the Wires'. The Wolf's got his bite back
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  20. 7.0 |   BBC

    An all-inclusive love in from one of the UK’s most interesting pop artists
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  21. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    This exotic creature has become less a London Morrissey, more a 21st-century Marc Almond
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  22. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Sees Wolf attempting to dazzle the listener with his musical ability at every turn
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  23. 6.0 |   Mojo

    He's finally shown us why we should care. Print edition only

  24. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Feels stifled beneath the platitudes of love
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  25. 6.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Flamboyant avant-popstar streamlines his sound
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  26. 6.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    This album is obviously both a renewal and a celebration
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  27. 6.0 |   The Observer

    Wolf is in love ... and these songs unabashedly shout that from the rooftops
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  28. 6.0 |   The Independent

    Originally planned as the second half of a double-album, Lupercalia is his most approachable effor
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  29. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    One of the sweetest records you’ll hear all year
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  30. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  31. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    While it won’t please those still pining after another Wind in the Wires, it’s got class to spare
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  32. 5.3 |   Pitchfork

    Wolf seems to feel as if self-consciousness grants him a license to go slumming in his most insipid songwriting impulses
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