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9.0
111767
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Rodgers’s trademark genre-jumping is still intact, sounding just as fresh as on her debut, proving that Age of Anxiety wasn’t a litmus test for settling any particular one and, on Small Mercies, establishing it as her calling card
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
As she dances between her idiosyncratic nouveau pop-punk torments and bubblegum pop-esque arcade synth samples, we are left in a downward spiral of melancholia that grasps physically
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8.0
111771
8.0 |
Q
Endlessly impressive in her ability to draw on electro-pop history yet not beholden to its past. Print edition only
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7.0
111822
7.0 |
Northern Transmissions
Quirky, confessional and a tad unpredictable, ‘Small Mercies’ is an exaggerated snapshot of everyday life and relationships but through a slightly cartoonish lens
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7.0
111959
7.0 |
DIY
Consistently fascinating
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7.0
111765
7.0 |
Clash
It’s a record awash with retrograde synthesisers and wonky pop hooks, that sees her step away from the more insular electronic tones of ‘The Age of Anxiety’
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7.0
111769
7.0 |
Uncut
Lyrically, Rodgers can be stilted and adolescent at times, but she hits the sweet-spot on the compellingly stern electro-goth chant "Disgrace" and the terrific title track. Print edition only
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7.0
112167
7.0 |
PopMatters
Despite the mostly upbeat nature of Pixx's Small Mercies, there's a dread surrounding its world
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7.0
112172
7.0 |
musicOMH
There are far more high points than low, all of which indicates that Pixx’s third album could well be something very special
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6.0
111770
6.0 |
Mojo
The synths are generally leaner and the production darker, while guitars butt in for the grungy turmoil of Bitch and Mary Magdalene. Print edition only
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6.0
111768
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
A marked step forward from her folk-edged beginnings
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6.0
112010
6.0 |
God Is In The TV
A record of acquired taste
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