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8.3
102355
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The conclusion is both stirring and reflective, an unusual amalgam of styles and forms that feels appropriately uneasy—a soundtrack for these uneasy times
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8.0
102333
8.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Poliça and s t a r g a z e encapsulate what it means to be human in times of global distress
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8.0
102183
8.0 |
musicOMH
An assured record that brings out the best of both collaborators
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8.0
102185
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Though dark times have inspired and shaped this work, there is light and hope in its message of communication, achieving a real sense of togetherness
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8.0
102186
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Something of a career highlight for all concerned
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8.0
102241
8.0 |
DIY
Poliça are suddenly sounding much more languid than we’ve heard them before
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8.0
102281
8.0 |
Mojo
Orchestral manoeuvres and electronica in haunting collaboration. Print edition only
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7.5
102330
7.5 |
Under The Radar
When a musical response to a politically lost society feels so appropriate, it is a wonder how anyone is listening to album after album of perfect cadences at al
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7.0
102188
7.0 |
The Music
After a difficult and sometimes dispiriting third album, Polica's rejuvenated sound and spirit suggest that their best may still be yet to come
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7.0
102393
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
At the very least, this project cements a partnership between two wildly divergent collectives, across two continents – and in today’s divisive atmosphere, that’s a relief in and of itself
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7.0
103962
7.0 |
Clash
Simultaneously laid bare and enriched by its cinematic qualities
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6.0
102189
6.0 |
The Skinny
Has some interesting elements but is ultimately underwhelming
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6.0
102294
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
It is emotive and affecting, pushing and pulling at the atmosphere as the tracks swell high and dive low, taking you the listener with them
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6.0
102300
6.0 |
The 405
An often difficult, not entirely successful, but largely interesting listen
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6.0
102187
6.0 |
PopMatters
For all the anxious rhetoric of its literary namesake, Emergency flourishes when it avoids aggression
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5.2
102184
5.2 |
Pitchfork
It becomes difficult to tell which of the tensions that manifest are intentional pieces of a conceptual framework, and which are the unexpected byproducts of Poliça and s t a r g a z e’s experimental mode of writing
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4.8
102302
4.8 |
Earbuddy
It all just feels like a wasted opportunity at something more meaningful
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