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  • Summary: The latest full-length studio release from French electronic duo Justice features guest appearances by Miguel, Connan Mockasin, Rimon, Tame Impala, The Flints, and Thundercat.
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  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 100
    [The] duo show a passionate reverence for the album format, from the artwork that took over 18 months to create to the songs that boast both style and substance. It’s one of 2024’s most engrossing listening experiences.
  2. Apr 29, 2024
    80
    Hyperdrama is more impactful than Woman, but not quite as ostentatiously in-your-face as Audio, Video, Disco. The duo sound better for it.
  3. Apr 29, 2024
    80
    Hyperdrama is a well thought through album, bringing a real shot of adrenalin in its outer sections. The suspicion may be that Justice have applied just a bit too much studio gloss to the end product, but that should see it work brilliantly in the live environment. One thing is for certain – Justice are more than happy to take the French dance music mantle and run with it. Two decades in, their beats are as strong as ever.
  4. Apr 29, 2024
    64
    Hyperdrama will ultimately please fans who enjoyed their last two albums, but for anyone else hoping for a more adventurous LP that captures the succinct, edgy and grimy attitude of Cross, you’re going to be left disappointed. Justice’s fourth album caters to the radio-friendly masses, and frankly, they do a good job of it.
  5. Apr 26, 2024
    63
    The eccentric versus the consummate professional; the maverick versus the safe bet. Yet for an album called Hyperdrama, actual tension—the kind of friction that once made Justice’s music feel so vital—is otherwise frustratingly hard to find.
  6. Mojo
    Apr 25, 2024
    60
    Ultimately hit and miss, Justice's gift for arena-friendly hooks remains undimmed. [May 2024, p.86]
  7. Apr 29, 2024
    60
    Fun sonic flourishes abound, like the heady call-and-response of "Incognito" or the winding melody that gives "Explorer" a phantom of the discotheque vibe, but ultimately, Hyperdrama is neither catchy enough to play to the duo's pop strengths nor bold enough to highlight Justice's experimental skills.

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