Pajama Club
by Pajama Club
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Boston Globe
    Dec 13, 2011
    80
    With burping synths, herky-jerky rhythms, intimate vocals, and booming beats it sounds like Finn and friends took everything they love and giddily smashed it together.
  2. AllMusic
    Sep 30, 2011
    80
    Ironically, this very looseness not only results in a lively listen, but the polite messiness of Pajama Club winds up as a greater testament to his songwriting skills than the last Crowded House album; as the cliché goes, his throwaways are better than many artist's keepers.
  3. The Guardian
    Sep 23, 2011
    80
    A welcome surprise.
  5. Mojo
    Sep 19, 2011
    80
    This is possibly the most remarkable album Finn has been involved with in a decade. [Oct 2011, p.99]
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  6. Consequence
    Oct 5, 2011
    70
    Pajama Club definitely deserves a listen, if not for its diverse range of sound, then simply to appreciate the creative genius of Neil Finn.
  7. Paste Magazine
    Sep 13, 2011
    67
    Accompanied by wife Sharon, Finn sounds like he's having a legitimately good time, even if the slow shapeshifters presented here generally don't hang in the loftier heights of his classic work. Still, as an odd one-off romp, it's strangely fulfilling.
  8. Q Magazine
    Nov 8, 2011
    60
    If Pajama Club resembles anything, it's a Neil Finn solo album, although Dead Leg and Can't Put It Down Until It Ends are as well-crafted as anything he's offered since Crowded House's pomp. [Nov. 2011, p. 139]
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  9. The Quietus
    Sep 26, 2011
    60
    In its loose instrumentation and sometimes confused layers (and some questionable lyrics) it does sound noticeably like a side-project from start to finish, and that it was written and recorded in a hurry. There is magic in that of course, but you do feel that is not the way to coax out Finn's A-grade material.
  10. The Independent (UK)
    Sep 20, 2011
    60
    Despite the propulsive energy sustained throughout, some tracks lack focus.
  11. Blurt Magazine
    Sep 15, 2011
    60
    There are worse ways to pass 45 minutes than to listen to music so amiable as this, but Neil Finn has done--and one hopes will again do--much better.
  12. Uncut
    Sep 14, 2011
    60
    Though not quite the full Finn, nonetheless Pajama Club is fresh and fun. [Oct 2011, p.95]
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  13. PopMatters
    Oct 19, 2011
    50
    Pajama Club is an admirable grab at a clean slate, but the price is just a little too high.

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