Lætitia Sadier - Silencio
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2012 Ratings: #558 / 1118
User Score
Based on 8 ratings
July 24, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Drag City / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

70
PopMatters

Silencio offers pretty much everything you could expect and hope from Sadier, making long-time fans both wistful for her past accomplishments as well as eager for what’s yet to come. 

70
The 405

Silencio is much more than a side project, and it actually fills the gap left by Stereolab very well. 

68
Pitchfork

.. Silencio feels as timelessly hip as a pair of Wayfarers or an Eames chair.

64
Paste

Without her band, Sadier’s two solo albums have just sort of treaded water.

60
Consequence of Sound

Silencio is Sadier’s most politically charged album yet, and it creeps out its message with a familiar-but-refreshed style.

50
No Ripcord

There are only borrowed bits from her past albums, and with an artist as talented as she is, that’s just lazy.

davecoop18
72

This album cover cracks me up. I just imagine Laetitia hiring a photographer to go around taking pictures of potential album covers and right as he's about to take a picture she gets in the way.

"Stop Laetitia!"

Countless attempts were made with Laetitia always managing to get in the way. Finally, the photographer decides to make the album cover digitally. After months of struggling he is finally at ease when the website posts the pre order for the album.

Little does he ... read more

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Added on: July 23, 2012