Personal Computer
by Silicon
Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. AllMusic
    Aug 28, 2015
    70
    For the most part, Silicon works, delivering strange sonic pop candy that feels a bit too distant to warm the heart, yet is strangely comforting in its isolation.
  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 26, 2015
    70
    Yet although it lasts barely half an hour, it feels as if the album doesn't quite cohere into a convincing whole, and that the first half's captivating energy is lost amidst one too many hazy, half-formed slow jams later on. Even so, a hugely promising debut.
  3. The Quietus
    Aug 26, 2015
    70
    With only ten tracks, half of which are under three minutes long, Personal Computer feels just a few bits short of a byte and you may well find yourself moving straight onto Unknown Mortal Orchestra's back catalogue just to get some closure.

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  1. Dagamingphoenix
    Sep 20, 2016
    9
    The perfect amount of weird makes this jazzy, retro-electro pop record succeed. With lyrics revolving around a technologically obsessedThe perfect amount of weird makes this jazzy, retro-electro pop record succeed. With lyrics revolving around a technologically obsessed society and a minimalistic cover reflecting Nielsen's recent foray into art.
    The jazz imbued synths and near-falsetto vocals remind me of Shamir, but with a pretty "dead" voice.
    Kody's voice is devoid of feeling, and that actually works well as the tracks such as "Personal Computer" when he croons on about technology replacing human friends.
    A hilarious interlude and mellow closer further contribute to filling the only hole on this LP, it's length.
    At 10 songs, with half of them under 3 minutes (and the rest barely crossing that line) I was left unsatisfied and turned to his other albums under different alibis, and I was by how crazy he was at mint chick shows compared with his muted performance here.

    So, a wonderfully strange debut, just a little on the short side...    … Full Review »
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