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  • Summary: The fifth full-length release for the French duo of Lionel and Marie Limiñana features guest appearances from Bertrand Belin, Peter Hook, Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe, and Emmanuelle Seigner
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  • Record Label: Because Music
  • Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Garage Rock Revival, French Pop
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  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. American Songwriter
    Jan 26, 2018
    80
    While the dizzying array of sounds The Limiñanas fuse into their splendidly unique final product might make it seem like the mess you get throwing these against the wall, it works unusually well. And at a relatively compact 40 minutes, you’ll find yourself wanting more of wherever this came from.
  2. Mojo
    Feb 22, 2018
    80
    The Liminanas have returned all their favours by creating a blast of colourful psychedelia. [Apr 2018, p.93]
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  3. AllMusic
    Jan 26, 2018
    80
    The Limiñanas sound like they're too cool and nonchalant to even have a phone, much less use one to make a less than great record.
  4. Uncut
    Jan 26, 2018
    80
    It all sounds fabulous. [Feb 2018, p.29]
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  5. Paste Magazine
    Jan 26, 2018
    67
    There are truly transcendent moments on Shadow People, they’re just nestled in among the ones that never quite lift off. Add it all up and The Limiñanas remain a very cool band, which is a perfectly fine thing to be.
  6. Q Magazine
    Jan 30, 2018
    60
    A ferociously Velvetsy turn from Brian Jonestown Massacre's Anton Newcombe on Istanbul IS Sleep only highlights how mind-blowing The Liminanas could be if they ventured further from the shadows. [Mar 2018, p.111]
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  1. StevenX
    Nov 1, 2019
    8
    The husband-and-wife French team known as the Liminanas (it's their last name) have hit the main vein of dense, driving psychedelia afterThe husband-and-wife French team known as the Liminanas (it's their last name) have hit the main vein of dense, driving psychedelia after years of perfecting the attack. By using a collective of talented guest vocalists and musicians (including Brian Jonestown Massacre mastermind Anton Newcombe) to augment the sound, Lionel and Marie never lose the driving beats and swirling bedrock that keep the base steady while reverbed guitars and James Bond drama amp up the spin. As soon as their instrumental "Overture" begins, you know what you're getting in this album. By the time it ends, you know you're gonna love it.… Expand
  2. charliequaker
    Feb 23, 2019
    0
    On their 5th album, this French duo have hit their stride with a vengeance; mixing magically psychedelic folk/pop-drone melodies with aOn their 5th album, this French duo have hit their stride with a vengeance; mixing magically psychedelic folk/pop-drone melodies with a rhythmic/Motorik rock flow that chugs along like a zoned-out power engine on a mission to find out where the world ends. These are songs with a hypnotic & driving beauty that’s couched in a mysteriously compelling aura of attraction; they gently demand that you come along for the ride. Guests include members of Brian Jonestown Massacre (Anton Newcombe sings on the track here), New Order, Bel Canto Orchestra, Les Enfants Des Autres, Hair & The Iotas, The Pink Tiles. Sometimes recalls artists like The Holydrug Couple, Moon Duo, Brian Jonestown Massacre, New Order, The Velvet Underground, The Black Angels, Spiritualized, Brian Eno, Jesus & Mary Chain. The cohesive and consistent brilliance of the songs here, their never-ending emotional pull, and the continuity of rhythmic vibration to the next land—these all combine to make this the first great album of 2018. “Shadow People” is an absolute stunner! Highly Recommended.… Expand