“Scissor Sisters' latest features collaborations with producers like Diplo, the Neptunes, and Boys Noize, but despite these club-friendly ringers the album is heavy on the ballads.”
“The hedonistic disco–pop crew connects when it drops its guard (the cheating anthem "Year of Living Dangerously") or wigs out, but the Brit–pop and Elton John moves here feel phoned in. Moderation in pursuit of fabulosity is no virtue. Listen to ’Magic Hour’: Related• Photos: Random Notes”