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8.0
53186
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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8.0
53187
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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8.0
53188
8.0 |
Mojo
They wear their Kraftwerk-lieber as a badge of honour. Print edition only
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8.0
53184
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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8.0
53204
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PopMatters
While it is not the best OMD album, it is the best OMD album in at least 29 years
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8.0
53215
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
English Electric goes toe to toe with those early, genre-defining works
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8.0
53300
8.0 |
musicOMH
English Electric – both melodically and artistically – stands as a rich, dignified entry in OMD’s catalogue
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7.0
53185
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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7.0
53189
7.0 |
Uncut
Passages of modish electro show they are certainly on top of things, yet their heart remains pure pop. Print edition only
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6.7
53284
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Pitchfork
OMD continue to stake out their retrofuturism on their terms, a roots jam for a generation raised on wires
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6.5
53277
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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6.5
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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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6.0
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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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6.0
53182
6.0 |
Evening Standard
It’s the old OMD formula: big choruses, electronic drums, no sweat
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6.0
53183
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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6.0
53190
6.0 |
Q
Scouse-poppers still have a way with a melody. Print edition only
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5.0
55512
5.0 |
FasterLouder
OMD still sound like OMD, just stuck somewhere between the past and the future
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