A Billion Heartbeats
by Mystery Jets
Metascore
87

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. The Telegraph (UK)
    Apr 3, 2020
    100
    The album offers a rousing, belligerently upbeat response to global crisis, albeit at the time of composition they were addressing climate change, environmental activism, the impact of austerity and rise of fascism. ... This is the sound of a group breaking out of their shell and demanding to be heard.
  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 6, 2020
    90
    Musically it is arguably the best thing the band have done..
  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 3, 2020
    90
    There’s no doubt that we’ll look back on this album as an essential sound of the unparalleled social climate of 2020.
  5. DIY Magazine
    Apr 3, 2020
    90
    An undoubtedly influential album.
  6. New Musical Express (NME)
    Apr 3, 2020
    80
    It’s a wildly successful take on the world at large as the band enter a new decade. Far from just indie survivors, it seems like these Jets have still got plenty of fuel left in the tank.
  7. The Independent (UK)
    Apr 3, 2020
    80
    The band may have achieved Ivor Novello and Mercury Prize nominations, as well as their highest chart position, with 2016’s Curve of the Earth, but A Billion Heartbeats aims higher, and doesn’t miss.
  8. Clash Music
    Apr 23, 2020
    60
    'A Billion Heartbeats' perhaps lacks the cutting perspective or lyricism of classic protest records, while managing to present the revolutionary spirit of old in a modern context.

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#21 Best Album of 2020

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User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. a_sebastian
    Apr 4, 2020
    3
    no wonder critics love them, lyrically, they parrot the papers these are workn for. musically nothing new that i haven't heard. this is u2no wonder critics love them, lyrically, they parrot the papers these are workn for. musically nothing new that i haven't heard. this is u2 grand children. well, post achtung baby u2.… Full Review »
  2. alexix7
    Apr 4, 2020
    10
    Unbelievable, indie rock is not dead! Production is great, vocals are on point in every song, guitars sound fresh and drums are inventive.Unbelievable, indie rock is not dead! Production is great, vocals are on point in every song, guitars sound fresh and drums are inventive. Harisson expresses his opinions about climate change, social situation in UK and many more with such an ease and sometimes in really witty way. Definitely best Mystery Jets album up to date and for now best indie rock album of the year.… Full Review »
  3. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
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    Campfire Song - 7/10
    Watching Yourself Slowly Disappear - 7,5/10
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