Room 29
by Jarvis Cocker
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. PopMatters
    May 25, 2017
    60
    Serious fans of either of these two collaborators will probably want to pick up a copy of Room 29. For the casual listener, however, there is not a great deal to hold onto.
  2. Q Magazine
    Apr 12, 2017
    60
    It's a record that opens the door with its's robe falling to the floor: louche, suggestive clammy in places. [Jun 2017, p.104]
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  3. The Guardian
    Mar 23, 2017
    60
    Room 29 sags in the forlorn middle section, but Bombshell’s nervous energy and the frenzied A Trick of the Light brilliantly expose the torment of falling for an illusion.
  5. Mojo
    Mar 15, 2017
    60
    A familiar narrative, perhaps, but rendered with uniquely mordant wit. [Apr 2017, p.91]
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  6. No Ripcord
    May 22, 2017
    50
    If you really love the lounge vibe, you'll likely enjoy this trip. For everyone else though, keep your visit to Room 29 a short, selective one.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Mar 15, 2017
    40
    One can’t help thinking the ghosts and echoes of previous scandalous indulgences are rather betrayed by the project’s neat, sentimental manner.

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Stringer360
    Mar 17, 2017
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click full review link to view. (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ABOUT ALBUM)
    Well I'm a lover of music, particularly if the music is acoustic. In the first of room 29 you receive some spoken word, which leads into the song, I would love to say its seamless however in honesty its really not. Its forced and breaks the song up into weird and strange segments.
    Listening to the rest of the album was interesting, as the movement between spoken word and sung lyrics got better, and the story telling was powerful.
    Overall it's not what I was expecting, to be honest it isn't really my taste in music, however as it wells a powerful story I would recommend people to give it a shot. (Yes I have even surprised myself saying that). My rating is a fair 6 points based on what I listened too.    … Full Review »
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