• Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Jun 14, 2011
User Score
7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 73
  2. Negative: 17 out of 73
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  1. Jun 16, 2011
    0
    Awful, sugary manufactured pop music that will turn from (somewhat) heartwarming to nauseating within minutes of your listening. I beg of you; avoid All Things Bright and Beautiful at all costs if you would like to keep your sanity when you listen to music.
  2. Jul 1, 2011
    0
    The worst album of the year by far. I'm pretty sure it's equally, if not more so, terrible then his debut album. Owl City proves that some things in Minnesota should stay in Minnesota.
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49

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Negative: 3 out of 15
  1. Jun 30, 2011
    73
    The dozen tracks of effervescent, shimmering, faith-based synth pop blend Young's adenoidal, Warped tour-ready vocals with a decidedly '80s new wave flavor.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 20, 2011
    60
    Despite it's title and Young's Ben Folds-esque vocals, All Things Bright and Beautiful keeps its beliefs at a distance for the most part. [July 2011, p. 117]
  3. 20
    Soppy nostalgia that bares little else.