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''My Maudlin Career'' is the fourth studio album by the Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura. The album was released in April 2009 via 4AD and, like its predecessor, was produced by Jari Haapalainen of The Bear Quartet. The string and horn arrangements are by Björn Yttling, of Peter Bjorn and John. ==Critical reception== 〕 |rev2 = ''The A.V. Club'' |rev2score =(B−) |rev3 = ''Clash'' |rev3score = (positive) |rev4 = ''Crawdaddy!'' |rev4score = (positive) |rev5 =Drowned in Sound |rev5score = (9/10) |rev6 = ''The Fly'' |rev6score = |rev7 = ''The Observer'' |rev7score = |rev8 = ''Paste'' |rev8score =(8.9/10) |rev9 = Pitchfork Media |rev9score = (8.3/10) |rev10 = Slant Magazine |rev10score = }} The critical response to ''My Maudlin Career'' was generally positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a favorable score of 80, based on 25 reviews. Music critic Tim Sendra of Allmusic called the album "almost an exact copy of their previous album" but added "Really, the group could go on remaking it for years to negligible complaints from their fans and very few diminishing returns."〔 Gareth Grundy of ''The Observer'' called the album more polished and poised than the band's previous work.〔 Kevin Liedel of Slate Magazine wrote "The result is not nearly as novel or dorkishly handsome as Country, but it still manages to exude addictive gorgeousness... Luckily, for both the album and its audience, the band's perseverance results in hits more often than misses."〔 In his review for Pitchfork Media, Brian Howe called the string arrangements out of control but praised the album, writing "it sounds more assertive and agile, with increased swing and soul, than ever before. There are still melodies of heart-wrenching simplicity that stick in your head to an almost irritating degree (beware of the dangerously catchy "James"), balanced by songs with longer, more complex and limber melodic phrases."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「My Maudlin Career」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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