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Hercules And Love AffairBlue Songs67 Based on 10 reviews 2011 Ranking: #348 / 498
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It's an album that does many things well but nothing to perfection.
It’s an enjoyable record, but one that’s more likely to point you in the direction of their original influences than achieve notability in its own right.
So much of the album is straining to be more than just an homage to the club sounds of the late 80s that it ends up being a bit less.
Blue Songs tends to lean hard on the spiritless side of music-making, more concerned with organization rather than the intangible warmth of the songs.
Even a few shiny remixes can’t save a floundering sophomore album like this one.
| 80 | AllMusic [src ] |
| 75 | A.V. Club |
| 70 | Drowned in Sound |
| 70 | musicOMH |
| 70 | PopMatters |
| 70 | Spin [src ] |
| 66 | Pitchfork |
| 60 | Paste [src ] |
| 55 | Beats Per Minute |
| 50 | Consequence of Sound [src ] |