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9.0
50128
9.0 |
All Music
It's a gorgeous and non-stop convergence of ideas, some borrowed, some original, some refurbished, and some outright stolen
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8.5
49930
8.5 |
Beats Per Minute
Delivers on the promise of Foxygen’s previous material in almost every way possible, offering up full and complete songs filled with bright instrumentation and enough surprising songwriting turns to get lost in
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8.4
49964
8.4 |
Pitchfork
Having a great record collection and having some idea what to do with it are two different things, and on We Are The Ambassadors Foxygen have internalized enough of the music they love to start toying with it
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8.3
49933
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Foxygen is a breath of fresh air, reviving a vintage style of songwriting in a new and creative fashion
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8.2
50016
8.2 |
Paste Magazine
At the end of the day the songs are either good or they’re not. What’s most impressive about 21st Century is that there’s nary a dud in the bunch
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8.0
51052
8.0 |
The Fly
A rewarding mixture of romance, wit and fantasy
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8.0
51110
8.0 |
Tone Deaf
A wildly creative romp through the Californian pop landscape
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8.0
49956
8.0 |
NME
A record that bursts with lovable eccentricities, but never tries too hard. Print edition only
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8.0
49931
8.0 |
Bowlegs
Super songs from the offset and real melodic and experimental growers when given a second, third etc listens
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8.0
49932
8.0 |
DIY
There is a classicism to Foxygen’s sound that brings to mind any number of late 60s acts
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8.0
49927
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Stubbornly refuses to be pigeonholed into any single genre; but in this release's case, they're at least sticking to the music of one era
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8.0
49928
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Perhaps a bit too wayward for some this is, nonetheless, bravura pop that makes a resounding ping right at the top of your head
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8.0
49967
8.0 |
BBC
They’re enjoying themselves, and the enthusiasm on this messy collection of songs is infectious
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8.0
50229
8.0 |
Mojo
Serious fun. Print edition only
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7.9
50206
7.9 |
The AU Review
Their odd quirkiness really shines through, and they seem to have found their voice and sound as a band
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7.5
50330
7.5 |
The 405
Derivative yes, but when it's this fun who cares?
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7.0
50627
7.0 |
musicOMH
They may at first appear to be a band rooted in the past, but they are very much one for the future
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7.0
50247
7.0 |
PopMatters
An entertaining riot of gleeful joy and youthful energy
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7.0
49984
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Foxygen owe a lot to their sonic influences, but everything else — the lyrics, the artwork, the humor — is their own
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7.0
49925
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Though the songs are a bit scatterbrained, France and Rado leapfrog traditional genres with youthful confidence, none of which sounds contrived
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6.5
49926
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Just because you have material, doesn’t mean you should release it – it should always be quality over quantity
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6.0
49929
6.0 |
The Observer
As this bold magpie of an album flies past, its swagger falters occasionally as genre pastiches gain the upper hand
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5.0
50303
5.0 |
No Ripcord
21st Century Ambassadors relies mostly on its charm; the album feels more like a game of “guess the influence” than a determined musical statement, and the irony-laden lyrics rarely unearth a gem
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0.0
50012
0.0 |
The Quietus
Bizarrely garnering positive notices on both sides of the Atlantic despite sounding like a demo tape for a band who'd have been considered too risible to make it past the auditions for Austin Powers' Ming Tea
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