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Sunken Condos

Donald Fagen

Sunken Condos

The fourth studio album from one half of the jazz pop titans Steely Dan

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7.6

Label
Warner Bros
UK Release date
15/10/2012
US Release date
16/10/2012
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  1. 9.0 |   Uncut

    Donald's back in his self-referencing sweet spot, and all's right with the world
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  2. 9.0 |   All Music

    Long a master of obfuscation, Fagen plays it straight on Sunken Condos, tightening his songwriting and letting his music swing, and the results are an absolute joy
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    This may be Fagen's hippest, flippest album yet. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Q

    Precise funk at its weirdest. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    Though the gently percussive sound is redolent of old glories, Fagen’s sceptical voice remains, updated to suit his age and our time
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  6. 8.0 |   BBC

    To criticise the man for making the same record again is like criticising Van Gogh for his repeated self-portraits; God is in the detail, the inch-perfect shifts in tone and placement
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  7. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Grooves as smooth and tight as Lycra, funky stabs of brass and arch lyrics delivered with cool detachment
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  8. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The usual relaxed jazz-pop grooves, sophisticated horn arrangements and tinder-dry ironic tone
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  9. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    It's an album built on monotony that still has a sense of narrative
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  10. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    To this day, no one does booby-trapped boutique pop better
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  11. 7.0 |   Tone Deaf

    Sees him still as meticulous as ever, whether it’s in his lyrical content, production values or even in the LP’s artwork
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  12. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Sunken Condos might not be up top in the Steely Dan pantheon, but it’s still a pretty darn good job worthy of paying the mower another quarter for his services, whether we needed him or not
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  13. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    This album probably won't provoke a stampede of new Fagen enthusiasts, but it should slip down a treat with the initiated
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