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9.0
98998
9.0 |
God Is In The TV
OMD’s finest album in 34 years
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8.3
98959
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The Punishment Of Luxury follows in the sonic footsteps of 2013's English Electric, in that it’s a gentle upgrade of that sculpted-from-marble early ’80s sound
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8.0
98961
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Synth-pop at its most charming and effortless
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7.0
98960
7.0 |
All Music
Another strong showing from a band that could have packed it in years ago and become a nostalgia act, but have instead continued to make fine pop art
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7.0
98963
7.0 |
Uncut
It's refreshing to hear Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey challenging themselves as OMD enjoy their Indian Summer - "La Mitrailleuse" blends gunfire and military drums - even if the results mostly end up as blue-eyed Kraftwerkian pop. Print edition only
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7.0
98967
7.0 |
musicOMH
A brave statement levelled at a world of increasingly brief and meaningless interactions
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7.0
99051
7.0 |
PopMatters
Even if OMD’s message is an old one, it is one they can still deliver quite well
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6.5
98964
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Fans of their last two albums, 2010's History of Modern and 2013's English Electric, will not be disappointed
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6.0
98986
6.0 |
Exclaim
For an album so concerned with our present-day living, OMD seem too content to linger in their own past
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6.0
98962
6.0 |
Mojo
Classic OMD tropes are almost overdone on this, their 13th studio album. Print edition only
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