Topical Dancer
by Charlotte Adigéry
Metascore
85

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 8, 2022
    60
    Their debut album, co-written and co-produced with Soulwax, is a treasure chest of funk, French house, sweaty techno and all kinds of dirty electronic weirdness to rival Moloko at their freakiest. But their takes on the fraught subject of wokeness on Esperanto (“Don’t say: I would like a black Americano/ Say: I’ll have an African American, please”), or sexual agency on the Timbaland-flavoured dark R&B of Reappropriate err on the side of basic.

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
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  1. All_ButTrU4
    Mar 13, 2022
    7
    As confrontational just it is funny this duel effort is an explosive groove that takes no prisoner's. Charlotte's presence is very assured asAs confrontational just it is funny this duel effort is an explosive groove that takes no prisoner's. Charlotte's presence is very assured as she moves from narratives of first being sexualized at thirteen by stranger's to just eating food to catch a boys attention . There is an attentive nature to this record where it's as if she's not harmed by any if these narratives just frustrated her alot. The aforementioned is apparently on the sharp higlight "Esperanto " which begins with posing questions such as "are you polite or political?" into an amused recitation of micro aggressions "don't say I want a black americano say I want an African American " and you just can't help but laugh as you see the flaws in your own political correctness. As such is this record that demands close attention for it's idiosyncrasies to unfold. Like the pops and claps that hide under the surface of every beat or the laugher placed in "HAHA". This is an impressive release that invests me into whatever comes next.… Full Review »
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