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Will Adams: Moratorium on Motown.
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Alfred Soto: Ersatz Motown >> Motown. Not this time.
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Jonathan Bradley: I don’t think there’s any way to do Motown today without it being pastiche, so I can’t say I have a problem with Motown pastiche. Only, can’t it be a bit more Pipettes and a bit less po-faced?
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Scott Mildenhall: Did The Pipettes change their name? This is essentially a less jolly “Pull Shapes”, and, to be fair, that’s hard to fault; it’s a strong template. Music Go Music too, for another diminishing comparison, but then most bands should sound like them. And is that a hint of “Jealous Guy” in the melody? Maybe, but that doesn’t account for the lyrics: a heart-dropping opening couplet in particular precedes one to somehow match. From there on in there’s no relent, but for the ditching of the pretence that it’s going to be bluesy — the polite disco it becomes is one of the most dependable imaginary genres, and but for the vocal histrionics occasionally losing connection with the song, this is an excellent example of it.
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Megan Harrington: It takes a minute for “Suffering You, Suffering Me” to warm up, but when it bursts into full soul strut splendor, it’s almost undeniable.
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Juana Giaimo: How can this be the follow-up single to the exquisite and thrilling “Complete Surrender”? A sunny and rather jovial breakup song was maybe a good idea, but it oscillates in between being a freedom celebration or going to a deeper side, to finish being only bland and forgettable.
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Katherine St Asaph: Shit. This is basically Florence Welch, right? And “Complete Surrender” is me fooled by “Drumming Song” again? I sure hope not.
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Brad Shoup: The distance — not geographically, but temporally — between the Northern and this is crazy. But so is the leap between the fine rock ‘n’ roll little-child-lost ballad and the dutiful Motown raveup that drops in with all the ease of a preset. And I was all ready to have my heart broken, too.
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