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8.0
47055
8.0 |
Q
Persuasive, likeable grown-up pop without that off-putting jazz-hands factor. Print edition only
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8.0
47050
8.0 |
Entertainment.ie
There are quality hit singles scattered throughout The Origin Of Love but in its entirety, this is a solid pop album
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7.0
47075
7.0 |
BBC
The Origin of Love is stretched slightly too long – but he’s clearly had a romp making it, and importantly that shows
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6.0
47084
6.0 |
The Irish Times
It’s certainly a new angle for Mika, but one you suspect even he isn’t completely comfortable with
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6.0
47114
6.0 |
Evening Standard
The songs are far less over the top than before — the title track and especially Make You Happy are restrained and lovely
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6.0
47133
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
An autotuned, multitracked meringue whose ingredients include 10cc and Buggles
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6.0
47445
6.0 |
All Music
While it's odd that The Origin of Love doesn't work as well in practice as it might have in theory, it still has enough bright moments to please most fans
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5.0
47545
5.0 |
musicOMH
An accomplished pop album but one that struggles to make any sort of lasting impression
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5.0
48624
5.0 |
PopMatters
It’s proof that Mika isn’t content to be a one-trick pony, but it’s also an indication that he isn’t quite sure what to do once the extravagant color has faded away
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5.0
47049
5.0 |
The Digital Fix
A slickly polished, if somewhat vacuous, collection of tunes
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4.0
47051
4.0 |
The Arts Desk
It’s not his ditzy frivolousness that’s off-putting - that only makes him more appealing. It’s the sense that he’s a dilettante pop star whose music really is vapid
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4.0
47136
4.0 |
The Observer
On his third album he seems to have made the mistake of taking things too seriously
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4.0
47197
4.0 |
The Scotsman
The oddball pop mind which produced the maddeningly catchy, off-the-wall Grace Kelly continues to fight shy of his abilities on his third disappointing bubblegum album in a row
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