A Deeper Understanding
by The War on Drugs
  • Record Label: Atlantic
  • Release Date: Aug 25, 2017
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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 158 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 144 out of 158
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 158
  3. Negative: 9 out of 158
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Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Oct 5, 2017
    70
    Opener Up All Night moves through the formulaic pop gears as smoothly as Don Henley cruising along the Pacific Coast Highway, while Holding On is a slickly realised mid-tempo foot tapper. However, shorn of the novelty factor, such middle-of-the-road material remains better suited to balmy summer nights and drivetime radio than to repeated home listening.
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  2. No Ripcord
    Sep 25, 2017
    60
    His lack of nuance from a lyrical standpoint is startling, to the point where it confuses one into thinking that it’s profound since everything else is so carefully considered. It comes from a genuine place, sure, but his overly labored Reagan-era balladry rekindles a musical period that still sounds entirely dated.
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  3. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Sep 8, 2017
    70
    Long and loses steam at times, but it delivers.
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