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Silencio

Laetitia Sadier

Silencio

Second solo album from the French-born Stereolab frontwoman following the indefinite hiatus of the band announced in 2009

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Drag City
UK Release date
23/07/2012
US Release date
24/07/2012
  1. 9.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Broadly speaking, Silencio is far more mellow than Sadier’s old band tended to be
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  2. 9.0 |   BBC

    Music that makes politics sound like the sexiest thing in the world
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  3. 8.0 |   Bowlegs

    This is music for contemplation, suggestive of a quieter activism that is more pavement café than a call to the barricades
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  4. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    It's a downright cathartic listen
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

    Really soars when Sadier rails loudly against the injustices of our austerity era. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Spry, melodic and totally charming. Print edition only

  7. 7.1 |   Beats Per Minute

    The Occupiers might’ve taught me that there’s an undeniable power in volume, but Sadier has reminded me on this aptly-titled album that even the smallest voices can be incredibly impactful
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  8. 7.0 |   Spin

    Stereolab songstress’ occupy-era politics gently agitate under soothing synth 'n' strings
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Silencio offers pretty much everything you could expect and hope from Sadier, making long-time fans both wistful for her past accomplishments as well as eager for what’s yet to come
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  10. 6.8 |   Pitchfork

    The impeccable cool of Sadier's approach freezes out political engagement in lieu of a brand of fashionable leftism to match the sofa
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  11. 6.4 |   Paste Magazine

    Without her band, Sadier’s two solo albums have just sort of treaded water. There’s no added heft or deep-seated motorik jam or well, rock ‘n’ roll on here
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  12. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Silencio is Sadier’s most politically charged album yet, and it creeps out its message with a familiar-but-refreshed style
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  13. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    As protest albums go, Silencio offers cool dissection rather than fist-waving polemic
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  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Thoughtful, tuneful, exquisitely melancholy, every slightly off-centre. Print edition only

  15. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    There are only borrowed bits from her past albums, and with an artist as talented as she is, that’s just lazy. This is Sadier on autopilot. I’m just waiting for her to take control again
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