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Jumping The Shark

Alex Cameron

Jumping The Shark

Debut full-length solo album from the Sydney-based Seekae co-founder

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
Secretly Canadian
UK Release date
19/08/2016
US Release date
19/08/2016
  1. 8.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Cameron is a deeply uncomfortable presence in his own album; even at his most abject — the drum machine tempo sags, his baritone plumbs low — he’s defiantly unpitiable
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  2. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Cameron’s lo-fi approach (the thin electronic drums and blobby keyboards) smacks of a man fully aware of how far he is from playing a stadium, and he revels in the character he’s built for himself
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  3. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    Paints quick, affecting character sketches of losers and creeps, bolstered by elementary synth programming and Cameron’s confident, warm baritone
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  4. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Jumping the Shark, with its clear central premise and limited musical palate, is inherently niche, but if you find yourself intrigued by his storytelling Cameron won’t need any gimmicks to keep you invested
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  5. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Celebrates failure and disillusionment, strips '80s synth sensibilities to their most basic elements, and pairs them with stories befitting therapy sessions
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Cameron nonetheless hits the mic with the total hip=grinding conviction, as if daring you to proclaim him an ironist. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   DIY

    Alex Cameron is an oddball. And on his debut album, he mixes knowing references with deadpan humour
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