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Love Songs for Robots

Patrick Watson

Love Songs for Robots

Fifth LP from the Quebecois chamber pop band named after their singer songwriter

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Domino Records
UK Release date
11/05/2015
US Release date
11/05/2015
  1. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Blissful, measured, detailed and sensitive
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  2. 8.0 |   DIY

    A thoroughly accomplished album that oozes musicality from every reverb-soaked pore
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Programmed for success. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Unpredictable and exciting
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    A hodgepodge of styles (electronica, jazz, reggae, rock and classical) is finessed into something stirringly cohesive
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  6. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    Watson has outdone himself on this ambitious and endearingly strange album
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  7. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    For long-term admirers, it's standard Watson fare; a series of bucolic, slow-winding country-tinted melodies led by his majestic falsetto swoop
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  8. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Patrick Watson defies all those who may consider him 'background music' by engulfing listeners in a sound experience that is definitely not just for robots
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  9. 7.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    Like Bon Iver or Timber Timbre, Watson’s Love Songs for Robots is a collection of slow-burning, but profoundly moving tracks
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    Weird, heartfelt, haunting, stimulating, and unexpectedly sultry
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  11. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    You’re left feeling he hasn’t gone far enough, and too many tracks here retreat with a sad whimper when you expect them to soar
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  12. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Fans of his previous work may find the kitchen-sink approach confusing, but the likes of Grace and the title track are pearls amid the fog
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  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    There is heart to these songs, if you stick around long enough to uncover it
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  14. 6.0 |   NOW

    Once the 10 songs are over, you don't remember much about them
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  15. 6.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There are moments that remind us that Watson can still work a great melody, but Love Songs For Robots is by no means contains his best work
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