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Dynamics

Holy Ghost!

Dynamics

Sophomore record from Brooklyn synthpop duo, comprising Nick Millhiser and Alex Frankel, on James Murphy's DFA Records

ADM rating[?]

5.7

Label
DFA
UK Release date
07/10/2013
US Release date
03/09/2013
  1. 8.0 |   DIY

    For those who like their light-hearted empty-headed fun to contain a certain amount of concealed depth, 'Dynamics' certainly does the trick
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  2. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Dynamics is, first and foremost, a dance album, and as such, it passes its most critical test with flying colors; at no point during its duration is one unburdened of the desire to dance
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    With Dynamics, Holy Ghost! have struck a careful balance between revisiting their mid-Noughties origins and playing with new ideas within a similar arena
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  4. 7.0 |   The 405

    With the all-important second album hurdle cleared, it'll be interesting to see what comes next
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  5. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    You're going to like almost every song if you hear it on its own, and even if that means you rarely put the whole thing on in one go
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    Undoubtedly steadier and unified, built for beginning-to-end listening
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  7. 6.3 |   Pitchfork

    While half of the album feels overstuffed and overproduced, that hugeness does them a favor when it's applied to the pure dance cuts
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  8. 6.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Expertly cribbed from classic Depeche Mode, Italo-disco, Giorgio Moroder, New Order,LCD Soundsystem and more
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  9. 6.0 |   State

    Maybe this is a promise of brighter things to come, when Alex and Nick have a little more self-belief and no longer feel the need to rely so heavily on pastich
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  10. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Dynamics is curiously not all that dynamic. It’s not due to a sophomore slump, but rather something in the DNA, something that curses Holy Ghost! with the negative side of inertia. Once a formula is struck, there is no motivation to push further
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  11. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Nostalgia bit them in the ass. Sure, you can dance to Dynamics. But that’s about it
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  12. 4.0 |   Q

    Eighties nostalgia can be a force for good but does the world really need a hipster Hurts? Print edition only

  13. 4.0 |   The Irish Times

    Dynamics shows a strange fondness for 1980s power ballads, vapid AOR and other musical atrocities
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  14. 2.0 |   Slant Magazine

    It's the sound of no ideas, no passion, and no effort being funded by a man (James Murphy) whose label (DFA Records) seems intent on squandering every last bit of the massive goodwill his former band, LCD Soundsystem, has engendered
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