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Apr 12, 2012While the album title suggests that Winston's talents may be less than genuine, King Con is never anything less than truly inspired.
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Mar 28, 2012For the most part, though, King Con's an enjoyable collection, one that presents Winston as an artist with a strong enough personality to overcome that dip and to stand out in a scene where it can be hard to make an impression.
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Apr 12, 2012Though the album overstays some of its freshness by the closing tracks, nearly everything Winston sings up to "Sister Wife" adds an inspired spin on common pop idioms.
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Mar 30, 2012It's damn smart and it's damn catchy.
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Mar 30, 2012A rousing and eye-opening full-length debut.
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Mar 28, 2012It's oddly accomplished, and Winston's classical background shines through.
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Mar 30, 2012Winston has grown since the release of her initial 2010 EP; however, it would have been nice to hear her stray a bit from the indie-pop formula that's garnered her a following in the first place.
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Apr 10, 2012Alex Winston is capable of writing some excellent indie-pop gems, she just hasn't figured out to do it with consistency.
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UncutApr 6, 2012King Con is essentially a pop record full of catchy melodies and a shrieking singing style that will either set your heart aflutter or prompt you to punch a wall. [May 2012, p.84]
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Q MagazineMar 16, 2012It's a little one-paced and unlikely to win prizes for originality, but King Con has enough kooky charm to entertain, if not enchant. [April 2012, p.107]
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Mar 30, 2012It feels too affected to be truly effecting.
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Mar 28, 2012A joyless listen in and of itself, sure--but moreover, this is a puzzling eyesore exemplifying quite how this process of constructing and immediately normalising eccentricity can still have an appeal.