Welcome To Condale
by Summer Camp
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
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  1. Mojo
    Jun 27, 2012
    60
    An album that exudes charm and promise. [Jan 2012, p.96]
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  2. Q Magazine
    Dec 15, 2011
    60
    A giddy blend of nostalgia and invention that'll do just fine for starters. [Dec. 2011 p. 136]
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  3. Uncut
    Nov 23, 2011
    60
    The lo-fi production means it can all sound a bit shrill. [Dec 2011, p.88]
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  5. AllMusic
    Nov 8, 2011
    60
    As it is, if you delete the missteps, you can cherry-pick a really strong, really simple '80s pop EP from the remains.
  6. Beats Per Minute
    Nov 1, 2011
    58
    We have this perfectly pleasant and assuming piece of synth pop, neighing through a vocoder with the dying breath of the shamelessly beaten horse of retro-futurism.
  7. Pitchfork
    Nov 23, 2011
    54
    Unfortunately, Welcome to Condale is stylistically all over the place and, despite its generally upbeat tone, kind of a drag to listen to.
  8. cokemachineglow
    Dec 5, 2011
    45
    Welcome to Condale is a study in tactless excess, the sheer volume of inebriating nostalgic moments intended to overwhelm the lukewarm medium by which they're delivered.

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  1. Belmsher
    Dec 16, 2011
    9
    WTC is ridiculously awesome. Every song is so infectious that i've got a bunch of them stuck in my head all day since the album leaked. EvenWTC is ridiculously awesome. Every song is so infectious that i've got a bunch of them stuck in my head all day since the album leaked. Even my parents start shoulder-shaking when I put on 1988 or Better off without you. Happy family.… Full Review »
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