Medicine (Pop Levi album)
| Medicine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 13 November 2012 | |||
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| Length | 40:45 | |||
| Label | Counter | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 55/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Consequence of Sound | F[1] |
| DIY | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 5/10[5] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 6.5/10[6] |
| NME |  [7] |
| The Skinny | [8] |
Medicine is the third studio album by English musician Pop Levi. It was released on 12 November 2012 by Counter Records, an imprint of Ninja Tune.[9]
Critical reception
[edit]Medicine was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 55 based on 9 reviews.[2]
Writing for AllMusic, Tim Sendra explained: "Most of the record is very straight-ahead and trad-sounding. While Levi does play a pretty convincing rocker with his elfin, Bolan-pretty voice and the nicely punchy production, the songs overall come off a little clichéd, and the process of stripping down the sound removed too much of what was interesting on Levi’s previous efforts."[3] Bryant Kitching of Consequence of Sound gave the release an unfavourable review by giving it an "F", while noting that "Despite the occasional glimpse of colorful ingenuity, Medicine is an utterly sour experience."[1] At Exclaim!, Michael Edwards said: "Levi hasn't exactly grown with each and every album, and his wheel spinning has gotten the better of him again, because, apart from a couple of catchy tunes, Medicine isn't very exciting. "[5]
In a review for The Line of Best Fit, Tim Lee gave the release a 6.5 out of 10, writing: "There are times on Medicine where there is enough self-referential nodding and winking going on to give yourself whiplash. Levi is exactly the kind of lunatic you want making music, Medicine is too much of a cipher to be anything more than a fleeting fancy."[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Strawberry Shake" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Motorcycle 666" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Rock Solid" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Police $ign" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Coming Down" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Medicine" | 3:58 |
| 7. | "Bye-Byes" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Terrifying" | 2:52 |
| 9. | "Midnite Runaround" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Records" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Remember, Remember" | 3:43 |
| 12. | "You Understand" | 3:38 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Remember, Remember" (Starlight & Wonder Remix) | 3:45 |
| 14. | "Motorcycle 666" (Starlight & Wonder Remix) | 3:35 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from AllMusic.[11]
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Musicians
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Production
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Kitching, Bryant (16 November 2012). "Consequence of Sound Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Young, Martyn. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b Edwards, Michael (14 November 2012). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b Lee, Tim (1 November 2012). "The Line of Best Fit Review". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Stubbs, Dan (9 November 2012). "NME Review". NME. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ Wiseman, San (30 October 2012). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Medicine - Pop Levi". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Medicine (Bonus Track Version)". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Medicine - Pop Levi - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Medicine at Ninja Tune
- Medicine at Discogs (list of releases)