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10.0
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10.0 |
NME
As parting statements go, ‘Post Pop Depression’ is solid gold proof of his genius
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9.0
84838
9.0 |
Gig Soup
Despite its more reflective moments, this album proves a very depraved swan-song obsessed with sex, excess and sticking two fingers up at corporate mediocrity.
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8.1
85948
8.1 |
AU Review
A wonderful and surprising return to form from an artist who clearly had more to say, and just needed the right muse to help him get it out there
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8.0
84925
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
A punk-rock survivor stays horny and gets angry on his blazing 17th solo album
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8.0
84848
8.0 |
The Skinny
The punk icon delivers a forward-thinking rumination on death and legacy with Josh Homme riding shotgun
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8.0
84862
8.0 |
FasterLouder
Iggy is riding into the sunset with two middle fingers hoisted proudly in the air, raving like a lunatic
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8.0
84985
8.0 |
The Digital Fix
Criticism could be levelled at the record for being too stylistically similar throughout, but Post Pop Depression is one of the instances where this works in its favour
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8.0
84764
8.0 |
Clash
Pop’s own awareness of his impending mortality informs the subject matter of this record to an even greater extent than it did Bowie’s
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Rammed full of more hooks than some recent Iggy albums combined
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
It sounds like a resignation speech
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8.0
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8.0 |
Q
Homme is a steely presence, capable of keeping tension in these haunted visions. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
A fabulous sayonara (possibly) to rank alongside Blackstar
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Post Pop Depression isn't the sound of an acclaimed artist seamlessly slipping away, but a wild animal screaming with all his might into the night
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8.0
84827
8.0 |
All Music
An album that once again proves Pop never was and never will be an ordinary guy
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7.6
84939
7.6 |
Paste Magazine
Post Pop Depression may be melancholy, but it ironically delivers a sort of timeless optimism in being a testament to Iggy Pop’s past, present and (hopefully) future creativity
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7.5
84823
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Any feeling of monotony is cut short by songs like “Vulture” or “German Days,” which mixes playful ’70s guitar-riffs with a dark, flourishing chorus
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7.5
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7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Iggy's last stand is a moody, evocative swan song
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7.0
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7.0 |
Slant Magazine
He never touches his upper register, but at least his low-register crooning sounds commanding and melodic again
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Music
Pop delivers everything with a new wave gravitas that ties all of these disparate musical elements together into a coherent whole
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7.0
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7.0 |
musicOMH
Thanks in no small part to the significant contribution of Homme, the shirtless rocker has created his best work since his early Bowie collaborations
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7.0
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7.0 |
Crack
For most of Post Pop Depression, the music rarely goes beyond straightforward, restrained rock production
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6.9
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6.9 |
Pitchfork
If Post Pop Depression’s refined execution has you missing the more unhinged Iggy of old, rest assured, he’s not going down without a fight
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6.5
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6.5 |
Under The Radar
The outfit churns out discreetly menacing hard-rock grooves that occasionally strut into dance-punk territory
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6.5
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6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
A respectful, occasionally brilliant swansong
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
Josh Homme-produced departure from raw power
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6.0
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6.0 |
The FT
The results are gritty and meandering, a hard-boiled setting for Pop’s mesmerising voice, although the songs really lift off when the tempo lifts a notch
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6.0
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6.0 |
NOW
He seems caught in a place between wizened wild child and something kookier, but he’s apparently too content to go whole hog in either direction
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6.0
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State
While a worthy effort, it is unfortunate that quality control was not tighter across the board, as it is truly something to hear a fully engaged Iggy backed by a reverent and motivated group of collaborators
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6.0
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The Independent
Iggy is sick of respectability on his terse, sinuous and playful record
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6.0
84771
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Spin
Post Pop Depression doesn’t feel particularly tight or focused, but neither dude is conceptual enough to really justify a larger sprawl. They’re both too old to not get in and get out, yet their solid collaboration feels slight anyway
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6.0
84828
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DIY
It’s comfortable, casual and - as is Iggy - a little bit weird at times
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Arts Desk
It takes its cue from the two fantastic albums Pop made with David Bowie in Berlin in 1977
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Irish Times
A sparse-sounding album that connects more with Pop’s classic pair of records, Lust for Life and The Idiot, than anything else
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6.0
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The Guardian
It’s never poor, but never quite scales the heights you want. It’s a shrug, and Iggy Pop should never incite shrugging
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3.3
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3.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
A tired, midtempo modern rock album that’s generally listenable, great in seconds-long flashes, and often execrable
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