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8.3
43511
8.3 |
A.V. Club
The album’s a bold move for a band that had just gotten the ball rolling, and it should only boost its momentum
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7.5
42905
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Reverb in abundance, synths of all kinds and persuasions, auto-tune worthy of T-Pain, funky little bloopy effects; it’s all here, gracefully laid on top of the old indie-pop sound
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7.0
42906
7.0 |
NME
Mostly good geeky
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7.0
42943
7.0 |
Spin
Morning Benders make night moves, seek "New Life" as a PBR&B Postal Service; succeed despite extraneous use of "ho"
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7.0
43178
7.0 |
Prefix
Ultimately, it’s one’s own disposition on unabashed pop music that will fuel judgement, good or bad, of the record. Regardless of the judgement passed, POP ETC have pulled off something that most wouldn't dare to try
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6.0
43552
6.0 |
Tone Deaf
This kind of disposable electro-pop is fun for one record, but will it take yet another complete re-invention to sustain the group to album number three?
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6.0
43635
6.0 |
Q
All change for shape-shifting Californian trio. Print edition only
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6.0
42907
6.0 |
All Music
POP ETC's vie for commercial radio appeal ends up feeling like watching your little brother come home from his first year of college trying on an overexcited new style, complete with awkward slang and ill-fitting fashions
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6.0
42897
6.0 |
musicOMH
Pop Etc resemble a number of ostensibly alternative American pop acts. There are strong echoes of Foster The People and Passion Pit. However, the most obvious comparison is the diluted dance pop of Maroon 5
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5.0
42955
5.0 |
Bowlegs
Tread carefully guys, if you release another totally pop record, people might think you’re actually serious in your new direction. One album departing from your sound, making all the bloggers say “WTF”, is fine, but make the next one count
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5.0
43993
5.0 |
Under The Radar
The experiments on POP ETC fall flat. The songs tend to be pale imitations of real pop and R&B, sounding a bit arch and ironic (especially lyrically) instead of sincere and believable
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4.0
42902
4.0 |
PopMatters
While there are some fine tunes and some fun, inventive moments on POP ETC, there is nothing approaching the grandeur of Big Echo’s most memorable tracks
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3.5
42956
3.5 |
Beats Per Minute
In the end it’s hard not to see POP ETC as a disappointment, even when trying to avoid looking at it as a non-Morning Benders album
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3.0
42903
3.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
These are tracks written more to make the crossover to pop radio than to please hardcore indie listeners
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2.5
43958
2.5 |
Pitchfork
This is unbearably cloying music in the vein of Owl City's "Fireflies", a mix of scrubbed-clean earnestness, bright-eyed naiveté, and some of the dopiest lyrics this side of Zach Attack
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2.0
43032
2.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
As someone once said, ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?
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