★★★★★
As if having a hat-trick of number ones last year wasn't enough, "Blurred Lines" and "Get Lucky" (for which Pharrell Williams also produced the former and co-wrote the latter) were also the Top Two selling songs of 2013. This year, "Happy" continues to dominate airwaves and will undoubtedly be a track that will benefit from the stream-including charts. So ahead of his album G I R L next month, how does his first new track of 2014 fare...
- www.thelineofbestfit.com
2014-03-04
★★★★★
Despite a schedule packed with twerk wall evangelism, Twitter explosions, boat party planning, and his usual full slate of remixes and production credits, Diplo somehow found time for two separate longer-form releases last year. His sophomore effort behind the boards as cartoon commando/cyborg Major Lazer, Free the Universe, found the producer and partners Jillionaire and Walshy Fire spreading themselves too thin and sacrificing any chance at cohesiveness in the name of versatility...
- pitchfork.com
2014-03-03
★★★★★
Major Lazer's "Apocalypse Soon" is a modernized and very listenable journey to the heart of a several genres expertly merged together. If 20 years makes for a generation, then the plausibility of Major Lazer--Mad Decent head honcho Diplo's reggae and dancehall-themed EDM project--representing some of the most uniquely pop-friendly Rap music progressions in recent memory makes sense...
- www.hiphopdx.com
2014-03-04
★★★★★
Featuring five of the most inspired tracks to come out of Diplo's Major Lazer project, Apocalypse Soon is futuristic island hopping at its finest, incorporating a whirlwind of slick subgenres from locations both tropical (dancehall, soca, and dub) and trap (booming hip-hop and trap music itself). This compact party starter is a hook-filled monster as well, kicking off with the Pharrell feature "Aerosol Can," a track which combines graffiti culture and Ying Yang Twins-styled silliness for the...
- www.allmusic.com
2014-03-12
★★★★★
The team of Major Lazer know we're hungry for more of their tunes, and in so keeping their finger on the pulse they've dished out their first little taster for 2014. No doubt, these guys have cornered the market and it's anticipated something bigger will be on its way. Until then, listeners will have to feast on this five track fun pack of typical Major Lazer style hits with a few big names thrown in...
- www.theaureview.com
2014-03-16
★★★★★
Last year, in this very space, we opined while reviewing Free the Universe, superproducer Diplo's second full-length collection under the guise of Major Lazer, that he works best when focusing on the dancehall roots of this electronic side project. Wish granted: this five-track EP has the steamy, summery sound of a Jamaican club in full riot mode...
- www.altpress.com
2014-03-08
★★★★★
Last year, in this very space, we opined while reviewing Free the Universe, superproducer Diplo's second full-length collection under the guise of Major Lazer, that he works best when focusing on the dancehall roots of this electronic side project. Wish granted: this five-track EP has the steamy, summery sound of a Jamaican club in full riot mode...
- altpress.com
2014-02-22
★★★★★
After 70 minutes of this, you're going to need an after-party.
In less than a decade the producer known as Diplo has risen from seemingly nowhere to being the center of the party, making some of the strangest and most groundbreaking electronic dance music to ever shake a bass bin. Combining elements of trap, reggae, and dubstep with pop, Diplo has helped shape the evolving sound of the modern club...
- www.popmatters.com
2013-05-04
★★★★★
Two things worried us in the lead-up to the release of Major Lazer's second album: it was repeatedly delayed, and Diplo's original partner in crime, Switch, was no longer an official member of the dancehall/reggae-inspired project. According to Diplo, Switch's absence is the result of his inability to actually finish a song. But given that Switch receives a writing credit on Free The Universe's most song-oriented tracks, it's fair to assume he was vital to the partnership after all...
- nowtoronto.com
2013-04-25
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