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10.0
49866
10.0 |
Blurt
There's something bolstering about the resuscitation, if not unflagging maintenance, of brilliance
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8.5
50010
8.5 |
The Quietus
Another excellent addition to the Pere Ubu discography, the sound of a band using comparatively limited means to explore a deceptively broad spectrum of sound, confusing the boundaries between pop and the avant-garde
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8.0
49978
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Unflinching, scratchy and just plain odd, Lady of Shanghai is the work of artistes still at the top of their game
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8.0
49560
8.0 |
Q
Laughs in the face of chart pop, but the listener can't help cackling along, too. Print edition only
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8.0
49571
8.0 |
Paste Magazine
As he’s done for years, Thomas incorporates an even mix of out-there sounds and straight rock instrumentation that creeps and lurches throughout
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8.0
49574
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
There’s a dark mood that’s compelling, like a 1950's B-movie at times, yet never schlocky. And it’s an album that you want to play again and again
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8.0
49524
8.0 |
The Independent
It's an absorbing, sometimes harrowing ride
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8.0
49525
8.0 |
The Skinny
Much of Lady From Shanghai could pass for material from the group’s early days, yet it still sounds fresh, testifying to Pere Ubu’s unique sound
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8.0
49530
8.0 |
Mojo
Thomas's production is extraordinary - as befits a genuine auteur. Print edition only
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7.5
49569
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Pete Ubu’s enemies are more abstract than other bands – they’re complacency, obviousness, repeating the past. In defeating them, they seemingly need no competition other than themselves
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7.0
50590
7.0 |
musicOMH
Lady From Shanghai is not an enjoyable record – it’s not meant to be – nor is it by far Pere Ubu’s finest or most original musically. Yet it deserves applause for what it attempts to achieve, which is largely successful
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7.0
49532
7.0 |
Uncut
Random clatter and drill noise prevail. Print edition only
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7.0
49540
7.0 |
BBC
A very arresting example of sonic art: tense and deranged, savage and serrated.
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7.0
49526
7.0 |
DIY
You expect to be shocked and challenged. In that respect, this is a resounding success
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7.0
49578
7.0 |
All Music
Shows that Pere Ubu can tap into paranoia, loathing, and the downright weird with nearly as much ease and eloquence as they did almost four decades before
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7.0
49735
7.0 |
Spin
If pop music in general and dance music in particular is a nightmare from which David Thomas is trying to awaken, he's reproduced that ambivalent dream state with remarkable accuracy
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7.0
49568
7.0 |
PopMatters
The Modern Dance marked just how important Pere Ubu was as a new wave, post punk band. Lady from Shanghai simply continues that grand tradition – making it modern dance music for the year 2013
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6.0
49527
6.0 |
The Guardian
This is no pop album, and the more freeform passages can be difficult to get a grip on. But go with the high concept and there's plenty to appreciate in Thomas's doggedly peculiar methods
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6.0
49528
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It is records like this that cements Pere Ubu’s reputation as one of the leading innovators of the post-punk genre and one of the finest underground bands out there
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6.0
51086
6.0 |
No Ripcord
Ubu is trying to get under your skin. For this reviewer, mission accomplished
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4.0
49541
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
A mess of sonic blips and disorienting blotches of misshapen clutter
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