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9.1
85957
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Starting from a foundation of psychedelic folk-pop that’s been the band’s bread-and-butter to date, PersonA quickly veers off into unconventional, exploratory directions
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9.0
85906
9.0 |
Exclaim
PersonA is proof of the exemplary musicianship of Magnetic Zeros, and their ability to forge songs as rich lyrically as they are musically
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8.0
85909
8.0 |
Q
Their most exceptional record yet. Print edition only
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7.0
85910
7.0 |
Clash
The sun worshippers have added dashes of shadow and are all the more interesting for it
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7.0
86029
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Where the band truly shines is when it strikes a balance between erudite musicianship and songwriting prowess
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7.0
86034
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It’s like Marmite and marmalade. At first it tastes weird, but after the first mouthful you realise it all works together strangely well
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6.5
86782
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
The sloughing off of artifice has produced an album of softer music
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6.0
85908
6.0 |
The Music
Ebert channels Nina Simone on a number of tracks and the raucous streets of New Orleans... can be found all over it
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6.0
85955
6.0 |
All Music
On the whole PersonA finds the group still offering music-festival-friendly fare, but of a nature that's more jammy than jamboree
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6.0
86036
6.0 |
musicOMH
At times, you yearn for the presence of a strong editor in the studio
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6.0
86191
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Hippie crew takes a magical mystery tour of New Orleans
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6.0
86199
6.0 |
Beardfood
Ultimately this is a band that grew some teeth
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6.0
85963
6.0 |
The Guardian
The late-60s retro references employed feel considered enough not to grate
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6.0
85987
6.0 |
Evening Standard
Most affecting at his most minimal
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6.0
86018
6.0 |
DIY
In its own terms, ‘PersonA’ is largely an impressive album but there’s still some way to go yet
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5.8
85907
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
Alex Ebert and co. continue to miss the connectivity and energy of their live performances
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5.5
85943
5.5 |
The 405
The Magnetic Zeros and their brand of music is not one well suited to the audience they were attempting to find this time around
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5.0
86306
5.0 |
PopMatters
Edward Sharpe's bombastic hippie-folk utopianism takes a darker hue in PersonA
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2.0
86297
2.0 |
Gig Soup
A boring and meandering album. Difficult to listen to, it was a disappointing experience. It seems that without Jade Castrinos,' Edward Sharpe is more zero than magnetic
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