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They’ve just created a good version of a great record, which may have been their intention all along.
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Through all of the missteps along the way, Face Control is a good album that with some more attention and ingenuity could have been so much better.
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The album’s elements--large scale pop and tightly controlled electro--don’t always work together, but they come together on the very last track, 'Radio Kaliningrad.'
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Alternative PressThe net effect is unsettling distance, not pointed commentary. [Apor 2009, p.134]
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Happily, their latest album, Face Control--recorded after the duo stormed the clubs of Eastern Europe for inspiration--is a huge improvement.
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Fans of off-kilter pop will enjoy at least a few of the stronger cuts, but too much of Face Control sounds like the unfinished blueprint of a much better album.
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Under The RadarThere simply aren't as many full-bodied, satisfying songs. [Winter 2009, p.72]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 13 out of 16
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Mixed: 2 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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BrendanGMar 13, 2009Maybe not their "deepest" work, but certainly the catchiest.
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martinwMar 12, 2009This record is fantastic. it sounds like bruce springsteen fronting J.U.S.T.I.C.E but erm...good.
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KyleMMar 11, 2009This is the best thing Dan Boeckner has put his name on outside of the first Wolf Parade full length, no question.