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10.0
68429
10.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A shape-shifting marvel of a record from beginning to end
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9.0
68431
9.0 |
FasterLouder
There’s barely space to breathe on this record, but it doesn’t matter – the songs are so elastic and changeable that they absorb the mind-boggling array of sounds within
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8.0
68436
8.0 |
The Guardian
The Golden Echo isn’t a perfect album, but it contains more than a few moments of pop perfection
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8.0
68430
8.0 |
Exclaim
On her sophomore effort, The Golden Echo, Kimbra hasn't reined in her sonic exploration, yet there's a more cohesive feel to the project
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8.0
68427
8.0 |
The 405
It's mad and quirky, bursting with colour and passion for her inspirations
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8.0
68483
8.0 |
All Music
An album that just becomes more engaging with time, The Golden Echo lives up to its name: it refashions the best of what came before it into something alluringly modern and a lot of fun
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7.0
68467
7.0 |
Spin
The Golden Hour is much more about imperfection and imbalance
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7.0
68472
7.0 |
Paste Magazine
At its worst, The Golden Echo is admirably faceless, exhausting in its eager quest to be everything to everyone at once. At its best, it’s subversive pop brilliance
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6.7
68432
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
For most of its length, The Golden Echo is so jam-packed that the songs where Kimbra tones down the decor and lets her lyrics ring become some of the most interesting
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6.5
68513
6.5 |
Beardfood
A quirky mix of sounds ensures it isn't dated and will hold up past the ambiguity of 2014
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5.0
68464
5.0 |
PopMatters
As well intentioned as it is, with occasional mesmerizing production that flutters back and forth, everything leaves you feeling like there should have been more at the root of this project
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4.3
68428
4.3 |
Pitchfork
Amongst this interminable mess are enough moments that show Kimbra to be one of the most adventurous pop artists going
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4.2
68433
4.2 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It starts off brilliantly, but by the end of twelve tracks, it tapers off into an incessant and increasingly underwhelming performance
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