- Critic score
- Publication
- By date
-
Alternative PressStereolab continue to elevate breezy retro pop to luxurious new heights of spac-age swank and bilingual bliss. [Mar 2004, p.94]
-
While by no means disastrous musically, it's a pale imitation of much better Stereolab albums, and in the end altogether dispensable.
-
BlenderRich, smooth, and speedily forgettable. [Mar 2004, p.128]
-
Like classic Stereolab at their very best.
-
Entertainment WeeklyWonderful.... It's like greeting old friends who'd been held hostage by free-jazz-playing aliens for seven years. [23/30 Jan 2004, p.99]
-
FilterStereolab don't stray too far from their formula, and for once that's a really good thing. [#10, p.88]
-
There's nothing new under the sun in the world of Stereolab. Diehards will enjoy Margerine Eclipse simply because it exists and isn't lousy.
-
The band's most accessible, blithe pop record to date.
-
MojoNo great surprises, then, but as aurally seductive as ever. [Mar 2004, p.101]
-
Margerine Eclipse is a decided improvement upon their last three albums, discarding the dense and difficult song structures that plagued those albums.
-
To really get the most from Margerine Eclipse, consume it in its entirety in one sitting: songs that appear to be fairly average when dipped into randomly take on new elements when they take their place in the overall sequence.
-
Another in a line of accomplished, eternally pleasant and intermittently brilliant Stereolab records.
-
‘Margarine Eclipse’ manages to be generous in length without ever finding itself repetitive, doodles are never allowed to become noodles, understated charm is maintained throughout.
-
This is without question their finest hour since the classic Emperor Tomato Ketchup.
-
Q MagazineThree's still something fresh about Stereolab's brand of trippy space pop. [Mar 2004, p.112]
-
Full of familiar noises and aimless melodies.
-
A blithe, energetic and wholly likable album.
-
SpinWithout much dissonance or funk in the mix, this falls just short of butter. [Mar 2004, p.96]
-
Margerine Eclipse isn't a revelation, but it offers a number of minor departures from the established Stereolab standard -- and given the weighty expectations that surround each new 'Lab album, that's probably the best we can hope for.
-
The group's consistent artistic statement with little flexibility for change or innovation upon an already distinctive sound is their own greatest strength and enemy, leaving them unable to win over new listeners with a directional change.
-
As bright and energetic as any album Stereolab has ever made, Margerine Eclipse marks the resurgence of a band meeting its dense back catalog head-on and eyes-up.
-
The WireContinues along lines that Stereolab have been laying down since the late 1990s: motorik drumming and a swish of keyboards tarversing a linear landscape, with the emphasis on Sadier's laconic, dewy vocals. [#239, p.65]
-
There is nothing new for the listener.
-
UncutThe band's most organic-sounding record since 1996's Emperor Tomato Ketchup. [Mar 2004, p.90]
-
UrbThe band is crisp and tight, with daring songwriting and arrangements. [Mar 2004, p.111]
-
The music is so sunny and luminous it's practically ablaze, radiating positive energy from all angles.
User score distribution:
-
Positive: 14 out of 15
-
Mixed: 0 out of 15
-
Negative: 1 out of 15
-
LeonardoFMay 15, 2005Just can't get tired of it.
-
PeterBJan 1, 2005
-
BenjaminBunnyDec 13, 2004