Confident Music For Confident People
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100
Confidence Man are a band who know exactly what they want; with a fucking excellent sense of humour to boot, they shouldn't be taken too seriously. Confident Music for Confident People is littered with unexpected flourishes, comical call-and-responses and an overriding element of fun. It's surely the party of the year.
100
A glorious eruption of party culture and unabashed Skittle-pop, it’s Confidence Man distilling the ‘give no fucks’ attitude of clubland with mesmerising melodies and the sort of immediate hit that pulls you right into their world.
90
Confident Music For Confident People is exactly what it says on the tin. It's also the most unashamedly addictive record you'll hear all year.
85
Whether you’re in it for the amazing dance mixes or clever commentary, this album delivers on all fronts.
80
Even if listeners lack that namesake self-assurance that the band seem to care so much about, by the end of Confident Music for Confident People, they might believe they can achieve anything with this album as their effortlessly cool soundtrack.
80
They certainly aren’t subtle, but Confidence Man’s broad brush strokes belie a sophisticated and skilful distillation of dance-pop joy.
80
With a Balearic pulse and horizontal attitude throughout, this record is ready-made sunshine – MDMAzing pretension-free fun for the masses. This is the album we need in these hard times, even if we don’t deserve it.
80
While there are plenty of tongues in debut Confident Music For Confident People’s various cheeks, they all contribute to something that feels inclusive: scenes that are playful rather than detached, affectionate in their desire to involve the listener.
80
Confident Music… does not work under the assumption that you will come into this album as a confident person; instead, Confidence Man want you to come out of the album with a fierceness not found before first listen.
60
Energetic, if a little grating, Day-Glo dance-pop.
4mo
Basement jaxx and primal scream coming together in a childish mess. More like messy music for childish people.
This album left me feeling headstrong and ready to take on anyone.
No, but quickly outdated Melon-core jokes aside, this album generally made me feel amazing. Its bratty, self-assured and utterly addictive take on dance-pop made me feel like a confident person listening to confident music.
Although it's a a bit front-loaded, this isn't a listening experience that you will regret, and its most fun and audacious moments will be pounding in your brain and body well after it's over.
No, but quickly outdated Melon-core jokes aside, this album generally made me feel amazing. Its bratty, self-assured and utterly addictive take on dance-pop made me feel like a confident person listening to confident music.
Although it's a a bit front-loaded, this isn't a listening experience that you will regret, and its most fun and audacious moments will be pounding in your brain and body well after it's over.
The first half is definitely stronger than the second but this will be to 2018 what Bonito Generation was to 2016: an unapologetic good time.
Just about as confident as I expected. Excellent production and catchy melodies on each and every song - only problem is it's quite front-loaded.
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Year End Lists
| #14 | / | Gigwise |
| #17 | / | The Skinny |
| #32 | / | The Guardian |
| #36 | / | Rough Trade |
| #52 | / | MOJO |
| #54 | / | NME |
| #98 | / | Drift |
Track List
- Try Your Luck
- Don't You Know I'm In a Band
- Boyfriend
- C.O.O.L Party
- Out the Window
- Catch My Breath
- Bubblegum
- Better Sit Down Boy
- Sail Boat Vacation
- All the Way
- Fascination
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Added on: March 20, 2018