A Billion Heartbeats
by Mystery Jets
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
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  1. 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. 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.
  2. 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 u2 grand children. well, post achtung baby u2.
  3. vitortfv
    Dec 5, 2020
    7
    Screwdriver - 7,5/10
    Petty Drone - 7/10
    History Has Its Eyes on You - 7,5/10
    A Billion Heartbeats - 7,5/10
    Endless City - 7/10
    Hospital Radio - 7,5/10
    Cenotaph - 7/10
    Campfire Song - 7/10
    Watching Yourself Slowly Disappear - 7,5/10
    Wrong Side of the Tracks - 7/10
  4. rock-omlet
    Apr 19, 2020
    6
    6-ая студийная работа английских инди-рокеров, от которой музыкальные критики просто в восторге. Да, с лирической точки зрения всё просто отлично – поднимаются и раскрываются острые социальные и политические темы. Но с музыкальной – большинство песен начинаются интригующе, в итоге превращаясь в тягомотину, не находя интересного развития.

    Лучшие треки: Watching Yourself Slowly Disappear    6-ая студийная работа английских инди-рокеров, от которой музыкальные критики просто в восторге. Да, с лирической точки зрения всё просто отлично – поднимаются и раскрываются острые социальные и политические темы. Но с музыкальной – большинство песен начинаются интригующе, в итоге превращаясь в тягомотину, не находя интересного развития.

    Лучшие треки:
    Watching Yourself Slowly Disappear
    History Has Its Eyes On You
    Screwdriver    … Expand
  5. lacanciondeldia
    Apr 17, 2020
    10
    Continuan la trayectoria de su álbum anterior, con un album a la altura de sus contemporáneos, Foals.

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#21 Best Album of 2020

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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
  1. 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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  2. musicOMH.com
    Apr 6, 2020
    90
    Musically it is arguably the best thing the band have done..
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  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.
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