Hysteric

The pulsating, hypnotic "Hysteric" is the sexiest track here with so many eighties influences that its lyrics "... the cinders, the cinders they light the past and these strange steps take us back, take us back ..." serve as both the love song's chorus and an afterthought of what was just digested over nine tracks.

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"Hysteric" has the steadiness that made popular 2003 single "Maps" so easy on the ears.

The Chronicle 2009

In the shimmery melodic throb of "Soft Shock" and the contemplative twinkle of "Hysteric" (on which Karen coos, "You suddenly complete me"), you hear New Order's timeless swoon, but freed of pathos.

Spin Magazine Online - 2009

"Little Shadows" and the misleadingly named "Hysteric," more than lightning warfare pandemonium.

Gazette.com : 2009

Add in the ethereal ballad "Hysteric" and the Siouxsie and the Banshees-sounding "Dull Life," and

Colorado Springs Independent 2009

"Hysteric" is a sweeping tune, during which O sounds like an entranced bride-to-be, singing, "Flow sweetly hang heavy / You suddenly complete me."

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Whilst tracks like 'Soft Shock' and album highlight 'Hysteric' are delicate, introspective ballads that comes closer to the raw romanticism of 2004's hit 'Maps.'

The Line Of Best Fit 2009

In the shimmery melodic throb of "Soft Shock" and the contemplative twinkle of "Hysteric" (on which Karen coos, "You suddenly complete me"), you hear New Order's timeless swoon, but freed of pathos.

Spin Magazine Online - 2009

"Hysteric" and particularly "Little Shadow" sound like every other last two tracks on every other album that you've heard, signaling, "Hey, this is the end of the record, so we're going to take things nice and slow and not do anything with this peaceful, pretty song."

Epinions Recent Content for Home 2009

See Gilman, “The Image of the Hysteric,” in Gilman et al., Hysteria Beyond Freud, 402–36.

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