5 Seconds of Summer
by 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Record Label: Capitol
  • Release Date: Jul 22, 2014
Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Billboard.com
    Jul 22, 2014
    81
    Overall, 5 Seconds of Summer is a delightful debut from a group that cannot be easily pigeonholed, and is worth paying attention to.
  2. AllMusic
    Jul 2, 2014
    70
    Ultimately, 5 Seconds of Summer have crafted an album of songs that stick in your head like neon bubblegum on a hot summer sidewalk.
  3. Alternative Press
    Jul 2, 2014
    70
    No one will argue 5 Seconds Of Summer is high art, but it ultimately works more often than it doesn’t. And, perhaps most important of all, it feels authentic.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Jul 25, 2014
    63
    Hemmings and his bandmates match these frank admissions with music that’s equally straightforward.

Awards & Rankings

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#25 Most Discussed Album of 2014
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#2 Most Shared Album of 2014

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User Score
6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 198 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 119 out of 198
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 198
  3. Negative: 60 out of 198
  1. jakewhiteok
    Jul 22, 2014
    0
    Yet another ridiculous BOYBAND... Even though their fans on Twitter and the band themselves deny they are such, they bloody well are. They'reYet another ridiculous BOYBAND... Even though their fans on Twitter and the band themselves deny they are such, they bloody well are. They're as equal as their contemporaries such as The Vamps in terms of that for instance. They're better than One Direction at the very least, who are indeed utter ****

    The reasons why they're better? They aren't manufactured like 1D and many other boybands in the last couple of decades. They formed themselves, and at least they write their own songs, although most of these are pretty crap compared to some artists of the current day. The good thing about them is that they play their own Instruments too, unlike 1D. But this just makes hypnotized hyper fangirls on Twitter consider them a band, yet that isn't what they are.

    I would have actually been more generous in my score, but I don't really want the user score to rise too much if I were to be. But one thing that annoys me most is that fangirls will just write 10/10 reviews because they don't know good music when they hear it, like Burart's review for instance. Also, the fact that at time of writing, the user score's on all of One Direction's album's appear to be higher.    … Full Review »
  2. MaxGuitarFan
    Jul 22, 2014
    3
    "5 Seconds of Summer" it's dumb and cliché. It contains generic pop-punk guitars with stupid lines that let you wondering why is this band"5 Seconds of Summer" it's dumb and cliché. It contains generic pop-punk guitars with stupid lines that let you wondering why is this band popular. Oh, right, this is not a band, this is easy marketing.… Full Review »
  3. khutch
    Jul 27, 2014
    5
    I do not necessarily have something to criticize, but the absence of any trace of originality is striking. Do not expect much, but for aI do not necessarily have something to criticize, but the absence of any trace of originality is striking. Do not expect much, but for a boyband, they should at least entertaining, and well, they do not. They sound silly, only.… Full Review »
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