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10.0
45965
10.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A skewed and funky instant classic
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9.0
45991
9.0 |
NME
Collaborations often result in two busy stars recording their vocals in separate parts of the world without actually meeting, but on ‘Love This Giant’ the pair worked together for two years, and it shows
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9.0
46224
9.0 |
All Music
It's a remarkably catchy and concise set of songs featuring some of the most vibrant work that either one of them has produced
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9.0
46913
9.0 |
Tone Deaf
David Byrne and St. Vincent have created something truly special and optimistically unique, an enthusiastically bizarre piece of work that traverses genres and will ultimately have you smiling throughout
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8.5
46139
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Love This Giant may have started life as a one-off experiment, but we can only hope that it is one that the two main protaganists choose to develop further in the future
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8.5
45972
8.5 |
Prefix
They work together, stacking on each other to create a provocative, mesmerizing masterpiece
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8.5
45874
8.5 |
BBC
Improves and deepens on each listen. Byrne and Clark have managed to not only meet but exceed expectations, and created one of the year’s smartest albums in doing so
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8.3
45988
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The two musicians’ styles fit neatly over each other, sounding mutually rhythmic, arty, and full of hermetic insight
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8.3
46157
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Love This Giant poses a challenge to our music sensibilities, and listening to it feels like a learning experience rather than entertainment. And, when it comes down to it, isn’t that what we want good art to be?
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8.0
46162
8.0 |
The Fly
We can only hope they soon renew their collaboration; ‘Love This Giant’’s too big and clever, and Byrne-Vincent too perfect a pairing, to be a once-in-a-lifetime affair
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8.0
46150
8.0 |
The Independent
There's a danger of art-rock overload in this alliance of two cerebral music talents, but Love This Giant succeeds remarkably well
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8.0
46043
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Arguably, Love This Giant can be construed as a follow up for either party. The thing is both of their previous efforts are some of their strongest works to date
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8.0
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8.0 |
No Ripcord
Time will tell just how essential and prescient a note (or footnote) Love This Giant will be, but for now, I’ll be about as optimistic as they are
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8.0
46138
8.0 |
PopMatters
It comes as a pleasant surprise how cohesive, complete, and thought through Love This Giant is for a one-off all-star collab
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8.0
46526
8.0 |
The Observer
Every song bursts with the interplay of these two eccentrics' ideas
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8.0
46234
8.0 |
The Quietus
A listener familiar with both Byrne and Clark's work will quite rightly come to it with high expectations, which it will frequently meet and occasionally exceed
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8.0
45875
8.0 |
Clash
It’s expansive, moreish and muscular, artsy and avant-garde. Basically, pretty much what Talking Heads would sound like if they were around right now; intelligent, urbane and instantly catchy
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8.0
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8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Distinctive enough to be a new entity, smart enough to fall back on a few familiar charms. St. Vincent and David Byrne have brought out the best in each other
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Arts Desk
As fresh as any younger generations' art pop, it's a joyful, modern, barking mad, but instantly lovable album, one to live with and treasure as it gradually gives up more hints to its hidden secrets
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8.0
45910
8.0 |
Q
They both sound like they're having a lot of fun. Print edition only
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7.5
46034
7.5 |
Paste Magazine
A deeply weird and deeply lovely record
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
Despite the groovy intentions and the unmissable smell of too many cooks in the kitchen, their album often proves to be pretty damn tasty, indeed
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6.5
45890
6.5 |
Bowlegs
Contains some unique ideas
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6.5
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6.5 |
Beats Per Minute
More of a carousel than a rollercoaster
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6.0
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6.0 |
Spin
Byrne and Clark rarely interact vocally, sometimes suggesting two solo outings spliced together; and the grooves have an anonymous vibe
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6.0
46475
6.0 |
Uncut
A collection that feels more art project than album. Print edition only
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
This is cerebral yet genial fare. Print edition only
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6.0
45876
6.0 |
The Skinny
Isn't career-best material from either artist, sometimes lacking the kind of wilful experimentation we've come to expect from both
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6.0
45959
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Hopefully Love This Giant is only the beginning of a partnership that should yield more potent results in the future
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6.0
45997
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Working with a brass band and tandem guitars, the duo trade vocals, delivering hiccuping phoneme and wry kickers over shifty programmed beats
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6.0
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6.0 |
State
Fans of one or both artists will have their share of good times with this album, but the rest will surely look for something a little more accessible and engaging to enter Clark’s or Byrne’s musical worlds
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5.9
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5.9 |
Pitchfork
Byrne plays the wandering dilettante, content to transform his old ideas anew, while Clark upstages her mentor, convinced she still has a lot more to prove
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5.0
45957
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
Love This Giant has its share of promising elements, but as a collaborative project, it's far less than the sum of its two parts
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