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Dec 13, 2011With 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.
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Sep 30, 2011Ironically, 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.
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Sep 23, 2011A welcome surprise.
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MojoSep 19, 2011This is possibly the most remarkable album Finn has been involved with in a decade. [Oct 2011, p.99]
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Oct 5, 2011Pajama Club definitely deserves a listen, if not for its diverse range of sound, then simply to appreciate the creative genius of Neil Finn.
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Sep 13, 2011Accompanied 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.
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Q MagazineNov 8, 2011If 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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Sep 26, 2011In 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.
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Sep 20, 2011Despite the propulsive energy sustained throughout, some tracks lack focus.
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Sep 15, 2011There 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.
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UncutSep 14, 2011Though not quite the full Finn, nonetheless Pajama Club is fresh and fun. [Oct 2011, p.95]
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Oct 19, 2011Pajama Club is an admirable grab at a clean slate, but the price is just a little too high.