• Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Aug 26, 2014
Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Negative: 0 out of 22
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  1. Magnet
    Sep 18, 2014
    60
    After The End is disappointing because Merchandise has already proven it can do more. [No. 113, p.59]
  2. Q Magazine
    Aug 28, 2014
    60
    The only sticking point is frontman Carson Cox's vocals. He's so curiously low in the mix at times that it gives the impression of a man absentmindedly wandering through his own songs. [Sep 2014, p.111]
  3. Aug 26, 2014
    60
    Crescendoing tracks like "True Monument" sound positively lush--at least if you ignore the dopey lyrics about "the cruelty of kindness" and other clichés.
  4. Alternative Press
    Aug 19, 2014
    60
    The anthems still have Morrissey and Marr in their DNA, but they pout more than they roar. [Sep 2014, p.108]
  5. Aug 25, 2014
    40
    It's the marginal elements--the filtered fade-outs, the incongruous sci-fi bleeping between tracks--that suggest a more interesting band struggling to emerge.

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