Album
by Girls
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 64 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 51 out of 64
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 64
  3. Negative: 6 out of 64

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  1. alabasterjones
    Jun 3, 2012
    4
    I do like the singer's voice...it reminds me of Elvis Costello. However, Costello's tunes had balls, brains, and had some compelling points to make about the psyche of the lonely, self-pitying sap. I like the newer album, but I really have no use for this one.
  2. BouchetSmith
    Feb 25, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely overrated. All the songs sound pretty similar, with a similar chord progression, similar lyrics, similar sound overrall. A few songs stand out, like Lust For Life, Hellhole Ratrace and Morning Light, but overall it's a pretty average record. What they do, they do it well, beach boys-inspired heartbreak songs, but it doesn't go much further than that. I can't believe Pitchfork gave this 9.1...… Expand

Awards & Rankings

93
#93 Best Album of 2009
78
#78 Most Discussed Album of 2009
30
#30 Most Shared Album of 2009

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Girls' 2009 album (simply titled Album) actually proved itself worthy of the hype upon its release.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    81
    Despite having ties to shitgaze, this isn’t a record obsessed with that aesthetic, and this works to its advantage, since these songs clearly aspire to be bigger than that and have very real potential to be.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    80
    Its their frivolous experimentalism and willingness to toy with all aspects of the past that make Girls such an invitingly warm and honest proposition
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