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Good Mood Fool

Luke Temple

Good Mood Fool

The Here We Go Magic frontman pairs down his instrumentation to voice, drum machine, bass and synthesizer for his 4th solo outing

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Secretly Canadian
UK Release date
07/10/2013
US Release date
15/10/2013
  1. 8.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    You end up grinning like an idiot having heard all your favourite ’80s pop clichés intelligently repackaged for the twenty-first century
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  2. 8.0 |   Under The Radar

    Gloriously and lovingly nods to musical heroes Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and Miles Davis while steadfastly remaining forward-thinking
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Moments of uncommon beauty
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  4. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    People would be missing out if they dismissed this album as nothing more than loving pastiche
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  5. 8.0 |   All Music

    Temple is very good at indie rock, and his indie folk was always pleasant, but he seems to have found his true niche on Good Mood Fool, and it's his first album to carve out territory that is unique and truly interesting
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  6. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A mixed bag in that’s revisionist in approach, but somehow topical. There’s much to recommend
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Why would a songwriter who’d built up a respectable career in the indie world torpedo a thoughtful discography with an album that sounds like Paul Simon covering Prince? Well, for one, because it’s awesome
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  8. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    Up there with Temple's best work
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  9. 6.0 |   DIY

    These glossy throwbacks to eighties synth-pop, soul and funk may not be as innovative as anything on Temple’s previous albums, but he does them incredibly well
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  10. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    With only 9 songs, Good Mood Fool makes up for its brevity with vibrant, colorful but occasionally varied tracks
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