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The Invisible Invasion
by The Coral


7.9

based on 21 reviews
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Portishead's Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley produced this fourth LP for the UK retro-rockers.

LABEL:	Sony / Deltasonic
RELEASE DATE:	30 August 2005
DISCS:	1 disc
GENRE(S):	Indie, Rock

NOTES: Original UK release 23 May 2005.

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...

musicOMH.com

What really makes The Invisible Invasion excellent, better even than that oft-feted debut, is what they achieve when they go a little bit crazy.

Trouser Press

This is The Coral at its best: tight and stimulating, earthy and radiant.

Filter

Feels exactly like a dance-less, British-not-Scottish Franz Ferdinand who have been deeply infused with Sgt. Peppers' '60s pop whimsy. [#16, p.90]

The Onion (A.V. Club)

Restores songcraft without losing much ambition.

Blender

Strange and compelling. [Sep 2005, p.132]

Mojo

Recasting love songs as ghost stories, and with no recycled early '80s moves, The Coral's self-created world seems reinvigorated. [Jun 2005, p.96]

Drowned In Sound

'The Invisible Invasion', like both it's predecessors, takes one or two listens to really get into, but once there has an engaging appeal about it that makes it possibly The Coral's most obvious "singles" album to date.

The Guardian

Finds the Coral attempting to fuse both sides of their personality.

Magnet

This Invasion manages to be not only a perversely unique look at the Doors' cabaret rock but also makes for a catchier Coral. [#69, p.91]

ShakingThrough.net

The Invisible Invasion is far from a masterpiece... but it encouragingly signals a definite progression in the Coral’s thematic and arrangement skills.

Uncut

They sizzle with verve and invention. [Jun 2005, p.98]

New Musical Express

Freed of the need to sound how people expect them to, the seven piece get the chance to show that they can turn in proper, craft-standard pop when they need to.

Rolling Stone

They better themselves by refusing to try so damn hard. [8 Sep 2005, p.114]

Dot Music

The overall impression is of an album that you’d never be ashamed to own but wouldn’t necessarily feel the need to play all that often, either.

PopMatters

With a darker theme comes a darker sound.

Under The Radar

Repeated listens will help get you past the initial disappointment of a less experimental Coral album. [#10, p.105]

Splendid

Outstanding production, clever lyrics and catchy melodies should add up to the sort of record capable of making a serious splash. Unfortunately, Invisible Invasion demonstrates an unwavering adherence to established musical traditions.

Pitchfork

The Coral have reverted to a subdued and almost jaded sound-- Invisible Invasion reveals way too many wrinkles and stretch marks for a band barely into their twenties.

Billboard

The Coral's trade has made them less rumbling and more meandering, more coherent but less mysterious.

Slant Magazine

The Invisible Invasion isn't necessarily a bad record, it's just nearly critic-proof, providing all of the evidence for whether or not any given listener will like it entirely by its many points of direct comparison.

Q Magazine

The least adventurous and most disappointing Coral album to date. [Jun 2005, p.106]

The average user rating for this album is 7.9 (out of 10) based on 13 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Simon gave it a9:
A pleasant surprise from The Coral. You always get that one album in a year that takes you by surprise and for me it's "The Invisible Invasion". This album combines the bright elements of The Coral's previous work where psychedelic folk clamor was at the forefront of their soundscape. Although still there, an accessible sound shapes up alongside the band’s previous noise traits and equally reaps the rewards. Definitely in my top 10 albums of 2005.

Ace Kabob gave it a0:
The Coral are the biggest bunch of wankers recording "music" today - amateurish 60s mimics wholly lacking originality. Such a shame a zero is as low a score as I can rate the album.

ricardo l gave it a10:
beautiful

Oliver P gave it an8:
A great album, the best since their debut. Many of the songs are much more accessible than most of their other stuff. Arabian Sand is superbly wacky and In The Morning and Something Inside of Me are two of their best yet

Mike T gave it a10:
A fantastic improvement on their last effort, which was a little patchy. This is as infectious as pop music gets!

mike p gave it a10:
A cool trip, without traveling or taking drugs. "A Warning To The Curious" is an excellent song. The eleven other songs are great singles and cd tracks. If you like the retro sound mixed lightly with todays sound, then " Invisible Invasion" is a must have.

exodus gave it a7:
A good album, maybe even a very good one, but only if you forget about their amazing debut - full of jaunty, thrilling melodies and a huge load of energy. "Just" a nice album...

The Invisible Invasion by The Coral

The Invisible Invasion
by The Coral