Ariel Pink 's album was compared to Todd Rundgren 's A Wizard , a True Star by Zachary Houle .
`` PopMatters reviewer Zachary Houle commented that `` '' there are elements of pure pop bliss to be had here , and there 's certainly nods to soul or pop music from previous decades ( see 'Baby ' ) , but these aspects play second fiddle to Pink ’ s desire to engage in the more outré nature of his sound . '' '' ''
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