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9.0
64913
9.0 |
The Music
Albarn lets us in a bit on Everyday Robots. And what we find is simultaneously wistful and joyous
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9.0
64916
9.0 |
musicOMH
A dazzling LP that’ll lodge itself in your mind from now until your last breath
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9.0
64970
9.0 |
Digital Spy
Everyday Robots is where Damon Albarn temporarily stops trying on different sonic jackets for size and settles fully into his own skin. It fits perfectly
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9.0
65301
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
The instrumentation throughout is often minimal and beautifully organic, with subtle and cleverly placed touches of electronics that emphasise a human vs machine theme
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8.5
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8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Modern life might still be rubbish, but it is rarely shown to be so beguilingly beautiful
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8.0
65278
8.0 |
No Ripcord
An album that humanizes the machine and peels back a layer from Albarn's life while adding more to the music
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8.0
65092
8.0 |
NME
The Blur frontman's excellent solo debut shows us a bit more of the real him - but you have to work hard to find it
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8.0
65102
8.0 |
Spin
Robots is a snow globe, a diorama, the contents of Albarn's head arranged with fastidious precision: one man's life at 46
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8.0
65103
8.0 |
Under The Radar
After 20 years it seems strange to say, but Damon Albarn may finally have put the ghosts of his Britpop past to rest. Woo hoo indeed
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Albarn has never sounded better, in some ways; the nuances of his vocal performance are powerfully evoked here
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8.0
65000
8.0 |
The Observer
The rich lyrical imagery brings real depth to this highly enjoyable album
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8.0
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8.0 |
PopMatters
Albarn knows how to compartmentalize his numerous strengths and quietly make a marvel
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8.0
65053
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
These are songs of experience, songs of survival
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8.0
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8.0 |
All Music
Upon repeated listens, the sorrowful undertow of Everyday Robots becomes a comfort, a balm for moments of alienation; it's the kind of record that when you're lonely, you press play
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8.0
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8.0 |
Entertainment.ie
All the parts fall into place for what is unquestionably his most intimate expression yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Independent
An intimate, introspective album that takes tentative steps to reveal the soul behind the star
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8.0
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8.0 |
The List
An album that revels not in overstatement or triumphalism, but the studious sonic endeavour and emotive maturity that Albarn’s career has thrived on of late
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
Beautiful, but subtle, cloudy and elusive, Everyday Robots certainly isn't the album it's purported to be
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Irish Times
We used to laugh when, during the beered-up height of Britpop, Albarn was compared to Ray Davis. We’re not laughing now
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8.0
64990
8.0 |
DIY
Understated beats, steel drums and picked guitars sit alongside often introverted lyrics and sleepy, almost soulful deliveries
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8.0
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8.0 |
Evening Standard
A slow-burning beauty
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
With a restless innovator like Albarn, where you're going always matters more than where you've been
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
These songs offer yet another new guise for a remarkable talent
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8.0
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8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Albarn is dealing with nostalgia, technological Armageddon and, most seriously of all, himself. Its heartfelt realism and simplicity is perfectly judged
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8.0
64919
8.0 |
Uncut
His most personal statement yet
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
Underlines that Albarn is an artist of originality and depth. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
Sounds at the very height of his powers. Print edition only
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
This far into his career, Albarn’s unparalleled versatility continues to reveal new facets of his ever-morphing personality
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7.5
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7.5 |
Paste Magazine
Ultimately, Everyday Robots just sounds like another great album from one of pop music’s most fearless sonic chameleons
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7.5
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7.5 |
Beardfood
The man is a genius
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7.4
65197
7.4 |
Earbuddy
Everyday Robots is melancholy, and it’s even noticeable before the first song — see Damon Albarn slumped over in his chair? He doesn’t look chipper
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7.0
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7.0 |
Pitchfork
Robots relishes in alienation, and specifically in the way technology facilitates it
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7.0
64926
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Everyday Robots is a lovely record, and in its lack of duds or whimsical twattery it’s probably one of most consistent things Albarn has ever put his name to
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7.0
64974
7.0 |
Fact
By and large, this is a downbeat record, one suggesting maybe Albarn recently had a listen to ‘Mr Robinson’s Quango’ and decided never to do ‘whimsical’ again
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6.0
64996
6.0 |
The FT
The title track deftly works electronic beats, world music percussion, piano, a flickering violin and Albarn’s sighing vocals into a slow lament
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6.0
65130
6.0 |
The Quietus
If only he would ditch the self-mythologising and concentrate on being the brilliant formal engineer he so clearly is, he would be infinitely more likeable
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5.0
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5.0 |
Slant Magazine
Everyday Robots employs a scolding tone that doesn't help sugarcoat its cranky message
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5.0
65052
5.0 |
Pretty Much Amazing
The album sadly calls to mind a truism of investing: past performance is not an indication of future results
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5.0
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5.0 |
A.V. Club
Everyday Robots disappoints not because it’s underwhelming or sleepy, but rather because it just isn’t Albarn’s best work
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5.0
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5.0 |
FasterLouder
It’s a weary album that can’t seem to settle on a good reason for despondency
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