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Junior

Röyksopp

Junior

Norwegian eclectic dance duo plus assorted Scandinavian collaborators, with their third studio album

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Wall Of Sound
UK Release date
23/03/2009
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    One of 2009's greatest releases. And it's only part one of two. Fancy that.
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  2. 8.0 |   Blender

    Through it all, the machines sound as juicily alive as the human beings. 
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  3. 8.0 |   Scotland on Sunday

    Probably the most complete pop act in the world today, this third album consolidating the ambient and adventurous charm of its predecessors Melody AM and The Understanding.
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Punches the pleasure centres time and again.
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  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    This could so very easily have been the point at which Bruntland and Berge squandered their flawlessly-fought legacy, but, brilliantly, Junior is anything but the runt of Royksopp's litter.
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  6. 8.0 |   The Scotsman

    Probably the most complete pop act in the world today, this third album consolidating the ambient and adventurous charm of its predecessors Melody AM and The Understanding.
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  7. 8.0 |   The Times

    Succumb to their baser pop instincts assisted by an array of Swedish popstrels.
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  8. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    If there are any criticisms to be made here, they probably have to do with Röyksopp's tendency to veer into over-produced tastefulness. 
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Sit down a few times with the music and let it percolate; there’s more to Junior than that first chuckle.
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  10. 7.0 |   No Ripcord

    Any album that can appeal to the masses and still stay authentic deserves a listen.
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  11. 7.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Verges on aural wallpaper, but it's unusually cool wallpaper.
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  12. 7.0 |   Spin

    They push the tempos, pumping up previously latent synth-pop tendencies and heightening the details on their hallucinatory soundscapes.
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  13. 6.0 |   The List

    On a few occasions there are enough moments of effervescent electro pop to delight head and feet.
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  14. 6.0 |   Observer Music Monthly

    No longer so wide-eyed, the Norwegian duo sound more pedestrian.
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  15. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Much of this third album gallops along in a manner that would never suit an air freshener advert.
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  16. 6.0 |   NME

    Perhaps follow-up ‘Senior’ will feature Finnish men screaming about elk and when the two are heard together, greatness will suddenly reveal itself. But probably not.
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  17. 4.0 |   The Sunday Times

    The instrumentals offer damning evidence of the Euro-lounge rut in which the band remain stuck.
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  18. 4.0 |   The Independent

    The single ""Happy Up Here"" opens the album with a chuckle, slipping into a catchy synth-pop trifle that's soon gone. Sadly, things never regain those heights.
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