Nocturnes

Little Boots

Nocturnes

Follow up to her widely-admired debut Hands from the UK electro pop artist Victoria Hesketh, with DFA man Tim Goldsworthy on production duties

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
On Repeat
UK Release date
06/05/2013
US Release date
07/05/2013
  1. 9.0 |   DIY

    A classy album that brims with euphoria
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  2. 8.5 |   The AU Review

    Nocturnes as a whole, does exactly what it’s meant to do, make you get up and dance. Little Boots has done her best to give us a true electronic pop album
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  3. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Nocturnes is tremendous, a blistering reminder that whatever she had back then (sorry – it’s only been four years, after all), is still very much alive and well
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  4. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The combination of Goldsworthy's minimal sensibilities and the experience Victoria Hesketh garnered from recent DJing stints has created an altogether more coherent record
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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    It's inarguable that Nocturnes is one of the pop records of the year
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  6. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Potentially, THE soundtrack to Summer 2013
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  7. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Nocturnes is a very good pop record. It’s fun, but accomplished too, and shows how Hesketh has taken her knocks, used them and come back bolder, brighter and better
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  8. 7.5 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Little Boots knows how to write a hook. Like some musical puppet master, she seems able to control any of your limbs at whim
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  9. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    If smart, restrained disco pop puts a smile on your face, Nocturnes should do the trick
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    Ultimately, if Hands was Little Boots' booty-shaking call to the dancefloor, then Nocturnes is the afterglow, post-party soundtrack for the ride home
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  11. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    If the strength of Hands was its variety, Nocturnes's is its consistency, with a more focused attention on electronic dance music
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  12. 6.0 |   Clash

    The results here feel somewhat less spirited
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  13. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Like a long night club-hopping without chemical assistance, too much of a good thing without variety starts to dull the edge
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  14. 6.0 |   Pitchfork

    Maybe you’re a better hitmaker when you’re not so self-conscious about it
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  15. 6.0 |   Uncut

    This belated sequel sounds more shiny and sleek, but also more faceless and safe. Print edition only

  16. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Only the more straightforwardly poppy numbers disappoint, with power-ballad manqué “Crescendo” a particular anomaly
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  17. 5.9 |   Beats Per Minute

    It retains an uneven quality that can make getting through Nocturnes feel like someone trying to drag the party on a little too long
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  18. 5.7 |   AltSounds

    Whether or not your interest is piqued by this album or if Little Boots disappears back into obscurity remains to be seen
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  19. 5.0 |   NME

    Features some catchy and classy electronic dance music
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  20. 4.0 |   Q

    It somehow ends up sounding like a middling noughties Kylie LP. Print edition only

  21. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Moments of pop bliss are too few and far between to cause a stir
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  22. 4.0 |   The Scotsman

    A tasteful, tuneful but ultimately insipid infusion of trance po
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