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Shangri-La

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Shangri-La

Fifth album of alternative electropop from the Porltand, Oregon group, formerly the solo project of Jona Bechtolt

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
V2
UK Release date
27/06/2011
US Release date
05/07/2011
  1. 8.4 |   Beats Per Minute

    Rambunctious and powerful tracks that more similarly resemble rock ‘n roll aesthetics than pop
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A record to match their peers in Metronomy, Cut Copy and Friendly Fires
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  3. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Entertaining, thought-provoking, musically satisfying and yes, still pretty funny too in parts
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Another mutant disco winner. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Shangri-La prevails as a light-hearted piece of social commentary
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  6. 8.0 |   BBC

    An album that’s so fun, pop, and polished
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  7. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    While the conceptual ambitions occasionally overstep the mark, they rarely get in the way of the cerebral and gluteal-vibratory enjoyment that is to be found
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  8. 7.5 |   Spin

    Four-on-the-floor beats and neon-streaked synthesizer textures, and Shangri-La doesn’t do much to breathe fresh life into them
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  9. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A burst of hyperactive, fun electro disco pop that many will find impossible to resist
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    “Shangri-La” is a defiant song, and Shangri-La is a defiant album
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  11. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    A fun and highly commendable record
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  12. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Shangri-La is a consolidation of their strengths as demonstrated by game-changing album See Mystery Lights
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  13. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    The record tends to burden its good times with a few too many ideas that simply aren't that distinctive
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  14. 6.0 |   The Fly

    A kaleidoscopic flurry of peculiar pulsations and cosmic mantras
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  15. 6.0 |   State

    An album you can delve in and out of and enjoy the parts you want to, but doesn’t quite work the way it was intended
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  16. 6.0 |   DIY

    Despite moments of variated percussion, and instrumentation, each song seems locked in a similar stasis
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  17. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    One is left wondering—or wandering—about the house that YACHT built
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  18. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A meticulously put-together, undeniably danceable record
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  19. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    It's hit-and-miss stuff, exhausting as often as it is exciting, and perhaps never quite as out-there as you might expect
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  20. 5.0 |   Slant Magazine

    An ill-conceived concept album
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  21. 4.0 |   NME

    Annoying
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  22. 4.0 |   Bowlegs

    The songs are three minute slices of mid-paced music which shy away from hooks or dynamics
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