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80 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 68 Ratings

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  • Summary: The instrumental post-rock band from Texas returns after a four-year wait with this fourth studio album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Magnet
    100
    A masterpiece that flows brilliantly. [#75, p.97]
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    The band runs through intricately nuanced compositions with the fervor of an inspired jam session.
  3. Dot Music
    60
    Intense, grown-up and pretty it may be, but this record does nothing to move the whole cathartic/cinematic genre a millimetre further than where it was a decade ago.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31
  1. DavidL.
    10
    Their best work - without a doubt among the best the genre has offered.
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  2. NickC
    5
    How dissapointing! What a painfully mediocre outing from the band that brought us two awesome, majestic and essential post-rock albums. While no longer a blatant rip-off of Mogwai and Godspeed, All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone just falls flat, sounding instead like a rip off of their older material. The band sounds out of ideas and in a creative slump, afraid to try anything new, preferring instead to just re-hash old ideas and formulas. From an engineering perspective, the album sounds half-assed compared to the sheen or their previous work, and there is a horribly distracting and obnoxious slap-delay-echo effect on the drums to attempt to make up for the repetitive drummer's lack of inventive chops. But it just doesn't work. Lacking the bombast and pathos of their previous work, the album seems to just drift, never climaxing or even resolving. I am blwon away by the high praise this album was unduly warranted. I simply can't believe that any of the reviewers have listened to this band's full catalogue, it is truly a step backwards. Give Do Make Say Think's "A History in Rust" a listen if you think this album is good, and prepare to be blown away.… Expand
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  3. jq
    3
    Does noone else think theyre been writing the same album over and over again?
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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