The Golden Echo

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AlbumAug 15 / 201412 songs, 1h 2s
Art Pop Alternative R&B Electropop
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4.3 / 10

Kimbra's L.A.-recorded second album The Golden Echo is the Gotye collaborator's latest wager for staying power, but too often it overstays its welcome. The album's overlong, overdone nature suggests that she doesn't know how to refine her ideas beyond adding to them until they sound overstuffed.

7.0 / 10

New Zealander Kimbra Johnson is a surreal pop juxtapositionist—a mercurial oddball influenced equally by soul singer Minnie Ripperton and prog-metal extremists Meshuggah.

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5 / 10

The Golden Echo is less of a sophomoric follow-up and more of a bona fide pop classic from the Melbourne-based singer, writes <strong>Stan Mahoney</strong>

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[xrr rating=2.0/5]There’s no getting around it — Kimbra’s The Golden Echo is a bloated mess.

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Kimbra - The Golden Echo review: Kimbra strikes art-pop gold on her second album.