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8.5
65599
8.5 |
Paste Magazine
White Women isn’t as pure a revisitation of ‘70s and ‘80s funk/soul flash points as Random Access Memories, but it comes close to that album’s ambition
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8.0
65551
8.0 |
Exclaim
Consistently fun and well-crafted, a shining example of disco's renewed relevance from a pair of musicians for whom the genre never went out of style
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8.0
65495
8.0 |
DIY
Even the dodgy in-jokes are drowned out by astute songwriting
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8.0
66683
8.0 |
FasterLouder
Chromeo have expanded their sonic footprint in a few different directions at once
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7.6
65593
7.6 |
Pitchfork
White Women is the closest Chromeo have come yet to fully realizing their sound, but it's also far from perfect
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7.5
65602
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Technically, White Women is a living, breathing testament to the duo’s resourcefulness
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7.5
65664
7.5 |
Beardfood
The funky retro electronics invite you to spot their influences
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7.5
65493
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
One thing is for sure, though: no one is going to dismiss Chromeo as a mere musical comedy act anymore
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7.4
65831
7.4 |
Earbuddy
They only know how to do FUN music, and White Women just happens to be their most ear-tingling yet
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
Gemayel’s production, an amalgam of the vintage disco, New Romantic, quiet storm, and yacht rock they so carefully curated for their DJ-Kicks mixtape, would be an embarrassment of riches if it weren’t so assiduously, airtightly reined in
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7.0
65596
7.0 |
Slant Magazine
With the release of their latest album, White Women, Chromeo is certainly in the right place in their careers at the right time. Eighties revivalism is unquestionably the new sincerity
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7.0
65560
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Has everything from smooth Chic guitar joints to flourishes of Euro hi-NRG and modern dance pop so shiny it could have been produced by Dr. Luke
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7.0
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7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This may now be the time that Chromeo start to be considered as genuine contenders rather than simple court jesters
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
Where Chromeo could have fallen into cookie cutter comedy tributes to the likes of Prince, Cameo and One Way, they’ve instead approached White Women with a more widescreen view, and sound all the better for it
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7.0
65492
7.0 |
Clash
Some may find the irony unpalatable, but there’s little denying Chromeo’s cheeky pop mastery
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6.7
65494
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
A fine collection of lively tracks that have earned their way onto many a warm weather playlist, as well as runway fashion shows and your favorite club at midnight
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
The comedy lyrics and tongue-in-cheek delivery mask the fact that behind the japes there are some brilliant songwriting chops
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
Borders on the sterile, but it has an authentically slick charm too
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6.0
66187
6.0 |
The Irish Times
What’s quickly apparent is the strong, assured and classic songwriting muscles at work
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4.0
65496
4.0 |
Time Out
It’s not long before the hooks start to follow a uniform path, leaving all of the album’s melodies blurring grubbily together
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3.0
65575
3.0 |
NME
Even a run of solid guest stars – Solange, Toro Y Moi and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig – can’t pump any passion into this flaccid cringe-fest
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