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10.0
99290
10.0 |
The Irish Times
If modern music is now endlessly predictable, it’s comforting to know that out there on the fringes there is still Ariel Pink – the perfect cult hero waiting to be discovered
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8.5
99404
8.5 |
The 405
Each track from Dedicated to Bobby Jameson grows on you like a bacteria. A listen here, a listen there, and sooner than later you notice these songs swallowing your concentration whole
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8.3
99501
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The most comfortable Pink’s ever sounded with his own success, turning legitimacy into a noble weapon: ambition
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8.2
99311
8.2 |
Pitchfork
Refining the gonzo pop-collages of his previous work, Ariel Pink crafts an immersive, intimate record marked by solitude
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8.0
99351
8.0 |
The Observer
Joyous pile-up pop mixes the He-Man theme, lo-fi new wave and 60s psych inside a fairground ride
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8.0
99378
8.0 |
Uncut
Sparer yet wholly captivating displays of psych-pop iridescence. Print edition only
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8.0
99408
8.0 |
Exclaim
One of his most dynamic records to date
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8.0
99224
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
While there are moments where the avant-garde house of cards collapses, such as album opener ‘Time To Meet Your God’ and the record’s title track, overall Ariel handles things with a deft hand
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8.0
99225
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
On the album, the specter of Bobby Jameson offers a useful framework for Ariel Pink's signature sound
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7.5
99452
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Title track aside, this a really good album by a really sketchy guy
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7.5
99472
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
An exciting chapter in Ariel Pink’s discography
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7.3
99282
7.3 |
Gig Soup
'Dedicated To Bobby Jameson' finds Ariel Pink in typically unabashed and frivolously experimental form; it's a record that suffers from too many under-explored threads of ideas but there's still much of worth to find here
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7.0
99223
7.0 |
The Music
His 11th album is reliably inconsistent, but has two of his strongest songs
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7.0
99226
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
It’s great to have one of the true visionaries of his time back, and sounding in fine fettle to boot
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7.0
99394
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Casual listeners and new visitors to the Ariel universe may find this all a little too incoherent and muddled to fully embrace at first, but the riches are right there under the surface
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7.0
99540
7.0 |
Clash
Though it’s hard to imagine what a more mature Ariel Pink may sound like, 'Dedicated to Bobby Jameson' offers an enticing preview
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6.0
99377
6.0 |
Q
Confusion's left in its wake, of course, but such is the price of the peaks. Print edition only
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6.0
99227
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Jumping stylistic caverns between songs and sometimes even several times within them, Pink pulls on a rainbow of sonic styles
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6.0
99247
6.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
There are scattered tracks throughout the album where Pink seems to once again take a genuine joy in his craft but its most honest and moving moment comes when Pink directly confronts the depression that suffuses the entire record
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6.0
99292
6.0 |
The Guardian
There are some excellent – even tender – moments here but, as per, only true fans will be able to overlook Pink’s exasperating lack of focus
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3.5
99405
3.5 |
Earbuddy
Unless you've drank the Kool-Aid, Ariel Pink's new album is barely listenable
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