NATIVE
| OneRepublic
NATIVE
Native is the third studio album by American rock band OneRepublic. It was released on March 22, 2013 in Germany and Ireland, March 25 worldwide except North America, and March 26 in North America. The album was originally planned to be released at the end of 2012 with the lead single being "Feel Again", which was released on August 27, 2012. However, due to the album not being completed at the time, it was pushed back to early 2013. "Feel Again" was later branded as a promotional single, and on January 8, 2013, "If I Lose Myself" was released as the lead single for the album.- WIKIPEDIA
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sputnik music
Native shows us a band that is both willing and able to evolve with the times.
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ALL MUSIC
Tedder reveals a broad palette of stylistic inspiration.
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The New York Times
But these crystal-palace productions are proud showcases for unctuous, sometimes oddly morbid lyrics.
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musicOHM
While Tedder can on occasion craft lyrics that strike the perfect balance between simplicity and grandiosity, he flounders a bit too often on Native.
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RollingStone
The main problem is also the main asset: Tedder himself, a song savant who's a boring and characterless singer.
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IDOLATOR
Native has OneRepublic demonstrating how they’ve grown as a band.
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POPCRUSH
'Native' boasts notes of hope and thought-provoking lyrics, as well as some melancholy music.
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Cryptic Rock
This band is unique, versatile, and here to stay.
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Critic of Music
an album filled with Tumblr-worthy lyrics.
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The Spark
It just is mind-numbingly boring and unoriginal.
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Entertainment Focus
We’d like the next OneRepublic album to be all killer and no filler.
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plugged in
massive, melodic, state-of-the-art pop songs.
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Under the Gun Review
annoyingly poor album.
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POP! BANG! BOOM!
The focus of the album is still in the expert songwriting and in the plethora of ways Tedder uses the human voice.
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Why You Should Love Music
This album is a musical unicorn.
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Source
perfect summer music.
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Alternative Addiction
It’s not a must listen, but fans of the band will be happy with the record.
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neon tommy
the album takes some risks lyrically and compositionally that are all completely worth it.
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LOT'S WIFE
Native, is absolute fucking garbage.
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Muxic Beats
the group’s best album yet.
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5280 Denver's Mile High Magazine
They also wanted to create an album that was universal—something that anyone could relate to at any time. With Native, the band has admirably achieved its goal.
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Daily Star
Even by their standards, the band serve up polished, radio-friendly hits-in-waiting.
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VOX Magazine
Each song has a distinct tune leaving the listener happy.
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Love is Pop
This is easily the worst album I’ve heard so far this year.
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MIMO
While some elements of this album are disappointing, the abundance of hooks is likely to redeem it, making it OneRepublic’s strongest effort in years.
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Breathe Me In
All in all, this album is awesome.
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crosswalk.com
Fans would be wise to plumb the depths of Native. It’s there where they will discover the real treasure of this band.
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Times Colonist
refreshing and catchy songs.
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POP
certain to please fans of the band while picking up a few new ones along the way.
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The Lantern
The album has a dreamy feel but maintains a down-to-earth nature through the stories behind each and every song.
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MOONPROJECT
Native shows that Onerepublic is a very underrated band that deserves more success and publicity than they are currently getting.
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highlight zine
the band keeps producing catchy tunes that appeal to a wide range of listeners.
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hellhoundmusic
Native is filled with musical exploration, dense lyrical themes, emotional depth, and diverse instrumental execution.
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POPCulture Online
I honestly didn’t like Waking Up as much as Dreaming Out Loud and so I had high expectations with Native. Did it pay off? Sure did!
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ECLECTIC POP
The lyrics on this particular album really speak to learning lessons and fully realizing adulthood.
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PAPYRUS
Native is an impressive album musically and lyrically.
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The Beautiful Sky
Not bad at all. Not great either.
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CROSS RHYTHMS
the overall effect is pop rock of the highest standard.
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Melodic.net
Native is a very well written pop album without pitfalls.
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billboard
The sound is said to be bigger.
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The Bay Observer
The album is overly produced with lots of backing instruments including various string arrangements, lots of percussion, backing vocals, and of course auto-tune.
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