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8.4
68749
8.4 |
Paste Magazine
If they’re trying to replicate the excess that sometimes comes with a night out, they’ve succeeded grandly. For home listening, on the other hand, it feels like overindulgence
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8.0
68709
8.0 |
Mojo
Basement Jaxx's energy and vision appears to be undiminished. Print edition only
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8.0
68518
8.0 |
The Music
A brilliant comeback
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8.0
68610
8.0 |
The Observer
It's still a welcome surprise to hear them sounding fresh and invigorated on their seventh album
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7.5
68782
7.5 |
Under The Radar
Seven albums down the line, Junto verifies that the British duo is still the leader in sketching the blueprint for house music
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7.0
68741
7.0 |
NME
The Jaxx's sound returns re-energised. Call it the Disclosure effect
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7.0
69198
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
There's no 'Red Alert' or 'Good Luck', but it's probably the closest the duo are going to get to returning to their former glory
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7.0
69655
7.0 |
Beardfood
There's a song for every mood, every continent and every moment of your big night out
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7.0
68680
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Here are two club vets who actually understand the genres they borrow from
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7.0
68634
7.0 |
Exclaim
Junto is yet another solid album of party anthems
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7.0
68657
7.0 |
musicOMH
When it stumbles, it’s merely fleeting. There’s no doubt that their reputation is intact
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7.0
68667
7.0 |
PopMatters
It does show us Basement Jaxx in transition, trying to paint maximalist strokes from a minimalist palette
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7.0
68516
7.0 |
Clash
A classic Jaxx party
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7.0
68527
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
If you expect anything that deviates from their cemented formula or a radical reinvention, then Junto is not for you. If you are happy to enjoy the ride while it lasts, it is the perfect soundtrack to an Indian summer
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6.7
68783
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Quickly moves into the worlds of UK garage, shimmery pop, and even the chopped percussion of trap
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6.5
68732
6.5 |
Pitchfork
While Junto is at least happy enough to lift spirits, it feels like they've left it to others to reintroduce anarchy to the dancefloor
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6.0
68715
6.0 |
Q
Delivers plenty of thrills. Print edition only
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6.0
68798
6.0 |
The Irish Times
All in all, it’s an album with some bounce and sufficient shimmy
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6.0
68908
6.0 |
The 405
Junto holds few surprises and its not the strongest album to sit in their catalogue, but it is reassuring to know that the boys are still making the music they love for a global dance audience
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6.0
68528
6.0 |
Entertainment.ie
What Junto is missing is knock-us-off-our-feet single, instead it comes across as a filler album while Basement Jaxx are re-finding their feet
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6.0
68557
6.0 |
The Guardian
With their first album in five years Jaxx are reminding Duke Dumont, Clean Bandit et al what they brought to the table
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6.0
68573
6.0 |
Evening Standard
Neither ground-breaker not career-saver, Junto does prove there’s life in these old dogs yet
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6.0
68604
6.0 |
The FT
The production is impeccable, containing the bustling musical action within a smooth framework of beats, each song cruising by with easy fluency
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6.0
68519
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Even in their diminished current form, Basement Jaxx still have a facility for turning pure cheese — dusty piano scales, boilerplate diva-soul squawking, and tacky synthetic brass sections with "Yamaha" stamped on the side — into unabashed cheesy fun
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6.0
68626
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
A lack of coherence dampens a jumble of good vibrations, making the party atmosphere feel like a distant memory
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5.0
68671
5.0 |
A.V. Club
It’s telling—but a little bittersweet—that Junto’s standouts are the ones that recall Basement Jaxx’s past work
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5.0
68517
5.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Tracks on Junto merge into each other all too often, becoming background melodies when they should be at the forefront of the party
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4.0
68621
4.0 |
State
An album of predominately filler with songs that are too long and repetitive. With no stand out, generation defining tracks, this unfortunately just doesn’t cut it
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4.0
68625
4.0 |
DIY
On paper, ‘Junto’ (Spanish for ‘together’) should make for an eclectic, flag-waving affair - but sadly many of its disparate parts blissfully miss the mark
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