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Body Music

AlunaGeorge

Body Music

Debut album from electronic / R&B duo Aluna Francis and producer George Reid who were second in the BBC Sound of 2013 list

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Universal / Island
UK Release date
29/07/2013
US Release date
29/07/2013
  1. 8.3 |   Pretty Much Amazing

    Their music begs to be loved outside the hermetic confines of the blogosphere
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  2. 8.0 |   Time Out

    AlunaGeorge have pushed pop music in the right direction
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    As a a slice of accomplished, sophisticated urban pop you'll find none finer this summer
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  4. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    If there's one thing AlunaGeorge have proven, it's that it ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    One of the year's more enjoyable debuts
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  6. 8.0 |   The Fly

    One of UK pop’s most exciting recent propositions
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  7. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    It’s well done, fun to listen to, and a damn sight better than 90% of other pop music right now, yet you couldn’t really describe it as essential
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  8. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    They sound like exactly the kind of people you want making pop music
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  9. 8.0 |   The Observer

    The hype was not wrong
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  10. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    Mostly it’s a collection of low-key excellence
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  11. 8.0 |   DIY

    Aluna and George balance each other in the perfect see-saw, and Body Music is an absolute playground of pop music
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  12. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    A remarkably seamless extension of their early songs, an expert execution of a concept and aesthetic that felt perfectly crystallized even before anyone knew who the duo were
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  13. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    It’s a record certainly fine enough to ensure the pairing will have no issues sprinting to the upper echelons of pop aristocracy
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  14. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    The sort of hype AlunaGeorge has been anchored with has sunk other bands, but there's a stickiness to this sound
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  15. 7.0 |   Paste Magazine

    ody Music shows R&B continuing to expand its scope, stealing the cues of hip-hop and electronic music, which draw strength from their omnivorous appetites
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  16. 7.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Elegant and relaxed
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  17. 7.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Despite a few missteps, the album succeeds in delivering soulful pop with a distinctly modern sheen
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  18. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Body Music contains some of the most vibrant pop music you will hear all year
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  19. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Even when the album loses its way structurally or lyrically Reid ensures that there will always be a Timbaland-esque intricate production idiosyncrasy or quirk round the corner
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  20. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Where there is usually familiarity, here there is strangeness and charm; where there is tunnel vision, here are wide-open vistas
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  21. 6.0 |   The 405

    This body of work never really succeeds in pushing the sound envelope enough to warrant the pioneer tag that has circled AlunaGeorge for some time
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  22. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Has the feel of an album rushed out for the summer. Print edition only

  23. 6.0 |   Q

    21st-century electronic pop delivered with style and ambition. Print edition only

  24. 6.0 |   NME

    A missed opportunity
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  25. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    With the exception of the musically bland and lyrically awful “Superstar”, even at their weakest AlunaGeorge always sound genuinely keen to try something new - and at their best, they’re among the greatest at it
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  26. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    The more abjectly commercial material might lead the listener to suspect that this initial promise is merely an attention-grabbing vehicle to turn the beautiful Francis into a bland, prime-time pop star
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  27. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The strongest tracks are those that have been circulating online for over a year
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  28. 6.0 |   Clash

    Fulfils its intent as a straightforward pop recording aimed at younger listeners
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  29. 6.0 |   The Independent

    A blend of warmth and innocence which in places recalls trip-hop pioneers Sneaker Pimps as well as more modern comparisons with the voguish pop alienation of Lana Del Rey
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  30. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Slinky electro-pop debut. Print edition only

  31. 6.0 |   Spin

    Could have made an excellent EP
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  32. 6.0 |   Fact

    Body Music lacks both the pace and range required to sustain repeated listens, and rests too heavily on one – and even two – year old singles to bolster its overall quality
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  33. 5.3 |   AltSounds

    Whilst George manages to create some great and unique sounds it's Aluna's whiny, weak vocals that see me reaching for the skip button all too quickly
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  34. 5.0 |   The Quietus

    Mature electronic pop music for enlightened twentysomethings looking to revisit their youth, or sanitised music for pre-teens? As much as AlunaGeorge would probably like to think it’s the former, it unfortunately often comes across more as the latter
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  35. 5.0 |   Art Rocker

    This particular noughties pastiche could become draining very quickly
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