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9.0
53409
9.0 |
No Ripcord
Could well be the pop album of the year
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8.5
53372
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Less an album than a highly cultivated showcase, featuring new compositions and XCX’s early attention grabbers
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8.5
53501
8.5 |
The 405
It's scintillating, razor-sharp and effortless, but most in-your-facedly, it's caked with pop glitter
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8.3
53819
8.3 |
Pitchfork
Charli XCX stamps her personality across the entire project, and True Romance suggests she'll be worth following for a while
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8.0
53445
8.0 |
All Music
Just how consistently catchy and personal True Romance is might raise a few eyebrows.
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8.0
53368
8.0 |
The Guardian
While there's the odd remnant of Marina-lite pop, this sounds like an imminent star steadily staking a claim to her own turf
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7.5
53552
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Part of the pack she may be, but Charli XCX proves she's adventurous and unconventional enough to break out on her own
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7.0
53566
7.0 |
Fact
Setting Charli up as a young pop star to be reckoned with
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7.0
53621
7.0 |
Spin
Britney, she is not, but her collage of pop dreams, electro flash, and diary-rage lyrics could very well create a new generation of pop stars, one in which being a weirdo is a necessity
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7.0
53485
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
The effect can be breathtaking, even when the pieces don't cohere into memorable songs
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7.0
53542
7.0 |
PopMatters
She’s the fun pop you don’t have to be embarrassed about listening to, and she’s definitely worth focusing your attention
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7.0
53369
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
If you have a soft spot for clever modern pop, you might just fall for Charli's charms
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7.0
53370
7.0 |
DIY
She has the ability to carve out some gorgeous pop songs, but seems to be trying to cover too many bases
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6.7
53563
6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Charlotte Aitchinson has an outstanding talent for melody and a durable vocal delivery. For now her ability seems to end there
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6.0
53371
6.0 |
musicOMH
There’s much to enjoy on True Romance, although it’s probably best sampled in small doses as it doesn’t hang together that successfully over the course of an album
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6.0
53429
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
For now, True Romance is a valiant attempt that doesn’t do much more than provide the soundtrack for “getting ready to go out” songs on tinny laptop speakers
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6.0
53555
6.0 |
NME
Her music is best consumed in blog-sized chunks, not as a stodgy 48-minute album
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5.0
53388
5.0 |
Slant Magazine
The music on True Romance is almost incidental, a postscript to the larger brand, confirming that whoever "Charli XCX" actually is, she's more product than artist
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