Forced Witness

Alex Cameron - Forced Witness
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2017 Ratings: #554 / 940
User Score
Based on 431 ratings
2017 Rank: #95
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Loud and Quiet

Somewhere between the stadium pop of Heart and the dive-bar dirt of Springsteen, Cameron is undeniable in craft, humour and sax solos.

80
Northern Transmissions

While it may be a little ingrained in its sounds, there’s a lot of soul and real dynamic energy in the writing to make this stand out as a sleeper hit.

80
The Needle Drop
On his sophomore album, Sydney singer/songwriter Alex Cameron consistently delivers catchy hooks and hilarious lyrics while channeling a soft rock aesthetic.
78
Pitchfork

The art-sleaze of Alex Cameron’s second album transcends its surface-level smarm to become a biting piece of commentary. Thankfully, the songs are as effortlessly catchy as they are eminently creepy.

75
The 405
Cameron’s reach for the stars will be a divisive listen. He pulls no punches in creating this character, and the ugly language used to do so, will be viewed as unnecessary by some. But it all hangs together pretty well to create a set of songs that largely transcend the lame pastiches that they can stray close to being.
75
The Line of Best Fit

Cameron's obscure blend of synth-pop and neo-electronica, along with his dark, lurking persona seem to fit the criteria of a background character of a David Lynch film.

70
AllMusic

While it's easy to admire the craft behind Forced Witness, it's a little harder to embrace the album as a whole -- and not necessarily in the ways Cameron may have intended.

60
Exclaim!

Forced Witness is perhaps too heavily grounded in the sounds of the decade [1980s], to the point that a "heard it before" spectre hangs over the album.

zachthesnack
93

Random Person: “How many times can you say “Faggot” in an album without pissing too many people off?”

Alex Cameron: *downs pint of lager* “Watch and learn, faggot”

reptilia0000
100

This is just a 100, I literally just can't review this because I can't put into words the amount of love and appreciation I have for this project, it simply is "Forced Witness" by Alex Cameron, I could try and say something I liked about this thing but I literally like every single thing about this album, I've never loved a set of songs the way I love this one, literally every song is worth listening to, every track is fun, each song brings something new, it's just... a masterpiece ... read more

WhatTheFunk
NR

Can pop be fun again?

Yes, with Alex Cameron, the King of Musical Satire, as I like to dub him. In 2016, Alex Cameron proved that he could continue to exist after Seekae with his debut solo album "Jumping The Shark". The Australian dandy has made his conversion by flirting with 80's sounds. And since it worked, Cameron decided to release a second album "Forced Witness".

Surrounded by Jonathan Rado (Foxygen) at the production, Brandon Flowers (The Killers) and his ... read more

slippmann
95

Album cover is how I feel when I put the usb in first try

CheerCthere
84

Candy May- 8
Country Figs- 8
Runnin' Outta Luck feat. Brandon Flowers- 8
Stranger's Kiss feat. Angel Olsn- 9
True Lies- 9
Studmuffin96- 8
The Chihuahua- 8
The Hacienda- 8
Marlon Brando- 9
Politics of Love- 9

Esalmo
85

Fav song: The Hacienda

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Added on: July 13, 2017