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''Overpowered'' received widespread acclaim from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalised]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an [[weighted arithmetic mean|average]] score of 82, based on 12 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/overpowered/roisin-murphy |title=Overpowered by Roisin Murphy Reviews and Tracks |publisher=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=27 April 2019 |archive-date=29 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429061945/https://www.metacritic.com/music/overpowered/roisin-murphy |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Observer]]''{{'}}s Garry Mulholland lauded the album as "a sumptuous 11-track, all-killer-no-[[Filler (media)|filler]], [[electro-disco]] gem", adding that its "bubbling, sensual, and soulful glitterball gems effortlessly tap into the perennial glory of feeling lost and lonely at the disco at the end of the world."<ref name="observer">{{cite web |last=Mulholland |first=Garry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock.shopping1 |title=Roisin Murphy, Overpowered |work=[[The Observer]] |date=14 October 2007 |access-date=22 January 2014 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203155024/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock.shopping1 |url-status=live }}</ref> Heather Phares of [[AllMusic]] called it "[a]ptly enough for such a pop-focused album" and wrote that "nearly every song on ''Overpowered'' sounds like a potential smash hit. Even if this album is a bid for the big time, it's done with such flair that it just underscores what a confident and unique artist Murphy really is."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |last=Phares |first=Heather |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/overpowered-mw0001156438 |title=Overpowered – Róisín Murphy |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=22 January 2014 |archive-date=22 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122231206/http://www.allmusic.com/album/overpowered-mw0001156438 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ben Urdang of ''[[musicOMH]]'' praised ''Overpowered'' as Murphy's "most coherent album yet", noting that her songwriting "appears to be stronger than ever with a consistent style and sound emerging throughout."<ref name="musicOMH">{{cite web |last=Urdang |first=Ben |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/risn-murphy-overpowered |title=Róisín Murphy – Overpowered (EMI) |work=[[musicOMH]] |access-date=24 May 2015 |archive-date=19 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519021753/http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/risn-murphy-overpowered |url-status=live }}</ref> Emily Mackay of [[Yahoo! Music]] expressed that on ''Overpowered'', Murphy "melded the two sides of her history much more seamlessly; [[Four on the floor (music)|four-to-the-floor]] pop belters mix with touches of electronic and lyrical
Stephen Trouss of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' commented, "In a year of low-stakes disappointment for European pop, ''Overpowered'' is a triumph."<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |last=Trouss |first=Stephen |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10794-overpowered/ |title=Róisín Murphy: Overpowered |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=30 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130070115/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10794-overpowered/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Stylus Magazine]]''{{'}}s Dan MacRae found that "''Overpowered'' knows how to squeech and squelch in the proper places, while touches of [[Cowbell (instrument)|cowbell]], [[Beatboxing|beatboxery]], and the occasional [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] styled [[riff]] all get sprinkled in accordingly."<ref name="stylus">{{cite web |last=MacRae |first=Dan |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/roisin-murphy/overpowered.htm |title=Roisin Murphy – Overpowered |work=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100202065805/http://stylusmagazine.com/reviews/roisin-murphy/overpowered.htm |archive-date=2 February 2010}}</ref> Jax Spike of [[About.com]] described the album as "pretty overpowering itself, containing solid [[electropop]] music with plenty of [[Funk|funky]] flavor and some really wild [[Beat (music)|beats]], with her smooth voice exuding confidence despite any moments of [[Breathy voice|breathiness]]."<ref name="about.com">{{cite web |last=Spike |first=Jax |url=http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Roisin_Murphy_-_Overpowered.htm |title=Roisin Murphy – 'Overpowered' |website=[[About.com]] |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110404103737/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Roisin_Murphy_-_Overpowered.htm |archive-date=4 April 2011}}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' critic Mark Edwards opined, "The music on ''Overpowered'' plays down her quirky (all right, difficult) side in favour of a melange of disco/[[House music|house]] styles from [[1975 in music|1975]] to [[1989 in music|1989]]. It lacks the glam wit of [[Goldfrapp]] or the cheekiness of [[Kylie Minogue|Kylie]], but it's brisk and efficient."<ref name="sundaytimes">{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Mark |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2638930.ece |title=Roisin Murphy: Overpowered |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |date=14 October 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615120643/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article2638930.ece |archive-date=15 June 2011}}</ref> ''[[NME]]'' viewed ''Overpowered'' as "a thoroughly modern pop album that will best appeal to ageing clubbers."<ref name="nme">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/roisin-murphy/9096 |title=Roisin Murphy: 'Overpowered' |work=[[NME]]|date=12 October 2007 |access-date=24 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110804224303/http://www.nme.com/reviews/roisin-murphy/9096 |archive-date=4 August 2011}}</ref> In a mixed review, Cpt H.M. 'Howling Mad' Murdock of ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' concluded, "Not once does ''Overpowered'' really drag its feet, but it never truly impacts with the might one could possibly expect from an artist with such a fine pedigree. It's a solid pop album, one wonderfully in tune with today's stylistic shifts and trends."<ref name="DiS">{{cite web |last=Murdock |first=Cpt H.M. 'Howling Mad' |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11492/reviews/2525491-roisin-murphy-overpowered |title=Roisin Murphy – Overpowered |work=[[Drowned in Sound]] |date=24 October 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-date=3 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003181947/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11492/reviews/2525491-roisin-murphy-overpowered |url-status=dead }}</ref> Lauren Murphy of [[entertainment.ie]] felt that the album "sticks rigidly to a tried-and-tested formula, rarely colouring outside the lines or deviating from the disco/house vibe", but noted that "there are some fantastically uplifting [[dance-pop]] tunes here, all launched forth with the effortless vigour that Murphy does so well."<ref name="entertainment.ie">{{cite web |last=Murphy |first=Lauren |url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Roisin-Murphy---Overpowered/5260.htm |title=Roisin Murphy – Overpowered |website=[[entertainment.ie]] |date=1 November 2007 |access-date=8 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103071137/http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Roisin-Murphy---Overpowered/5260.htm |archive-date=3 November 2011}}</ref>
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