Random Access Memories has been given rave reviews by music critics.
The LP, which is out this week, has been almost universally praised by reviewers across the globe.
In a five-star review, The Daily Telegraph described it as "the boldest, smartest, most colourful and purely pleasurable dance album of this decade", while a full-marks piece from Q Magazine said it was "Daft Punk's best album in a career that's already redefined dance music at least twice. It is, in short, a mind-blower."
Rating the album 'A', Entertainment Weekly labelled it "a headphones album in an age of radio singles", adding: "It's also quite moving; melancholy runs through every song."
In a positive review, Spin likened it to "theatre: absolutely sincere and totally fake", while The Guardian concluded in a four-star review: "Its flaws are outweighed by moments that justify the excitement. It felt like a major event before its release: more incredibly, it still does once you've heard it."
Billboard rated the album 80 out of 100, commenting that it is "less of a 'throwback' and more of a salute to the idols that would now do anything to hop on the duo's full-length", while Rolling Stone conceded: "At times, the album is a victim of its own ambition. But it wouldn't be half as awesome a ride if it had aimed any lower."
Finally, The Independent noted in a four-star review that "Random Access Memories breathes life into the safe music that dominates today's charts, with its sheer ambition", and Digital Spy said: "[It is] a truly bold and daring record that is thrilling, mind-blowing and, at times, a touch frustrating. But then again, changing the face of music wasn't going to come without its challenges."
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