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New York City
by Brazilian Girls
The trio from New York City (who have only one female member, and none of them are from Brazil) releases its third album.
| LABEL: |
Verve |
| RELEASE DATE: |
05 August 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Electronic |
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80
Billboard
On New York City, Brazilian Girls have crafted a set as internationally diverse as the Big Apple itself.
80
The New York Times
The album’s surprises are glimpses of misgivings shared with the groove, like the keyboard obsessively jabbing one chord in 'Losing Myself' or the eerie track--tom-toms, fluttery organ notes, high “ahs”--behind 'I Want Out.'
80
Hartford Courant
Thanks to their increasingly varied sound, the Girls remain aloof and unknowable. They have us right where they want us: behind the velvet ropes.
80
Boston Globe
The album bumps from electronica to cabaret to jazz and back again; it's busy but never feels schizophrenic.
75
Los Angeles Times
The foundation of the band's boutique pop isn't its cultural fluency but its daring to be substantially bizarre, which is often realized on New York City.
75
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Such feel-good moments of abandon keep New York City from becoming too hopelessly chic, resulting in a party album that manages to sound grown and sexy without being alienating.
72
Pitchfork
Brazilian Girls have no problem making their mish-mash sound downright normal, which in a way it is.
70
Under The Radar
As with previous efforts, the music's all over the place, grabbing from house, Afrobeat, chanson, and more, but you can always count on percussion loops, danceability, and Sciubba's sultry multilingual musings. [Fall 2008, p.79]
70
Blender
Like the previous Brazilian Girls records, New York City is a lounge-y pileup of bossa rhythms and Old World romantic ache, girded by slithery push-button funk throb—at once refined and happily trashy.
70
All Music Guide
With Brazilian Girls' sense of wonder and love of musical globe-trotting as strong as ever, New York City is a welcome return to form for this very special group.
60
Spin
these increasingly experimental Girls remain an appealingly peculiar party band. [Sept 2008, p.112]
50
PopMatters
The Brazilian Girls have constantly impressed folks because of their multiplicity, but the next step is finding a way to combining these elements in a subtle fashion to work as a complete album. New York City has taken many steps in that direction, but there is still work to be done for the band to carve its niche.
50
Urb
Brazilian Girl has the ability to give audiences a world band sound because of its mixture of different languages and live band sound. It also has a certain level of pop appeal.
The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
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