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Aug 21, 2014There is not really any filler on A Perfect Contradiction and it never manages to be boring (Paloma would never allow that). However, it does leave you wanting more and expecting more from Paloma’s next album.
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MojoApr 2, 2014She sounds a tad daft masquerading as a feisty Harlem mama on the Pharrell-produced I Can't rely On You, but her uber-gutsy delivery still charms. [Apr 2014, p.90]
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Apr 2, 2014Faith's voice is all there, but her songwriting calls for added ingenuity.
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Apr 2, 2014It does seem as if Paloma’s sacrificed some individuality for some of that bankable overwrought wailing.
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Apr 2, 2014It may be nothing new but her punchy, uplifting set of pastiche Sixties and Seventies soul, r’n’b and disco is perfectly pitched with just an appealing hint of exaggeration.
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Apr 2, 2014There’s nothing here that has not been done before, and it’s almost too polished for its own good, but she sounds more at ease with her sound than ever before.
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Apr 2, 2014Faith's vocals are too theatrically overdone to be moving, and the songs too generic to reach any level of grandeur.
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Apr 2, 2014It’s an album that provides a taste of something familiar, yet somehow flavourless.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 39 out of 49
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Mixed: 5 out of 49
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Negative: 5 out of 49
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Sep 30, 2014
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May 30, 2018