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English Electric

OMD

English Electric

British synthpop band release their twelfth studio album, their second since reforming in 2006

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
English Electric
UK Release date
08/04/2013
US Release date
09/04/2013
  1. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    English Electric is an album that looks backward but finds much to reinvent and is, in consequence, the best thing OMD have done in 30 years
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  2. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    What drags it out of the homage/pastiche area is the song craft, which is so ridiculously accomplished that you have no option but to whistle from start to finish
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    They wear their Kraftwerk-lieber as a badge of honour. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    It’s powerful, emotive stuff — proof that electronic music can have soul, and that OMD’s soul is, so far, everlasting
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  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    While it is not the best OMD album, it is the best OMD album in at least 29 years
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  6. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    English Electric goes toe to toe with those early, genre-defining works
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    English Electric – both melodically and artistically – stands as a rich, dignified entry in OMD’s catalogue
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  8. 7.0 |   DIY

    On the whole it remains impressively cohesive, and perhaps more importantly never feels like they're going through the motions
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  9. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Passages of modish electro show they are certainly on top of things, yet their heart remains pure pop. Print edition only

  10. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    OMD continue to stake out their retrofuturism on their terms, a roots jam for a generation raised on wires
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  11. 6.5 |   Under The Radar

    The Kraftwerk-influenced digital tracks and Andy McCluskey's airy, romantic vocals give way to well-crafted electro pop in a familiar mold
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  12. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Not groundbreaking nor really anything that competes with the band’s back catalogue, but overall it’s a good listen that will happily satisfy OMD’s fans
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  13. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    Despite the back-to-basics approach, the results smack of trying too hard to replicate a happy accident in laboratory conditions
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  14. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    It’s the old OMD formula: big choruses, electronic drums, no sweat
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  15. 6.0 |   The Observer

    English Electric acts as a rejoinder to those who think that synth-pop is best left to the young
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  16. 6.0 |   Q

    Scouse-poppers still have a way with a melody. Print edition only

  17. 5.0 |   FasterLouder

    OMD still sound like OMD, just stuck somewhere between the past and the future
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