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Autumn of the Seraphs
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79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The San Diego indie rock band releases their fourth album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Delusions of Adequacy
    100
    This album is not only the band’s most solid and consummate release to date, not merely one of the most veritable albums 2007 has delivered to us--but also, truly, one of the top albums in the past five years of indie rock history.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    83
    There’s usually more than meets the ear about their aural illusions, and they’ve gotten more overt about sticking in some genuine pop missives into their lattices of clean guitars and metronomic drums.
  3. Prefix Magazine
    80
    It is a snapshot of Pinback at its most practiced and self-aware: fluid, calculated, penetrating, yet always at the fringe of its former incarnation.
  4. Pitchfork
    78
    If there's a gripe to be had with them, it's that a surface listen reveals a whole lot of lovely tones and not much else, and Autumn of the Seraphs is just as uniformly gorgeous and tasteful as any Pinback record.
  5. AllMusic
    70
    Pinback don't disappoint with their fourth record, Autumn of the Seraphs.
  6. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    One can’t declare Autumn of the Seraphs, Pinback’s fourth full-length, any better than their first, second, or third album.
  7. cokemachineglow
    58
    The album is frontloaded with its best numbers, and they seem to descend in quality as the album progresses.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. monkeysloveme
    Nov 13, 2020
    10
    Pinback's third perfect album after Summer In Abaddon and This Is A Pinback CD, from the opening bars of From Nothing To Nowhere you know youPinback's third perfect album after Summer In Abaddon and This Is A Pinback CD, from the opening bars of From Nothing To Nowhere you know you are on to a winner, the album is filled with perfect harmonies and instrumentally perfect, sadly with this level of perfection they set the bar so far their next album couldn't quite match it.… Expand
  2. Felix
    Sep 30, 2007
    9
    Another great album from Pinback, although not as good as Summer in Abaddon.
  4. BrianG
    Oct 18, 2007
    8
    While not the best Pinback album, Autumns of the Seraphs is a better than average pop record by 2 extraordinary musicians. It has such a While not the best Pinback album, Autumns of the Seraphs is a better than average pop record by 2 extraordinary musicians. It has such a positive, So-Cal vibe you can't help but tap your toe! Good to Sea is the stand out track on the album.… Collapse
  5. KhrisS.
    Sep 29, 2007
    6
    Its pretty straight.
  6. Jo
    Oct 8, 2007
    6
    Pretty ok, and although this is a more varied album of Pinback their formula is still too omni-present. Some very good tracks (Walters Pretty ok, and although this is a more varied album of Pinback their formula is still too omni-present. Some very good tracks (Walters lyrically and musically being my favourite) but not as good as Blue Screen Life or This is a Pinback CD.… Expand
  7. DylanP.
    Sep 30, 2007
    5
    not awful. as good as any other pinback record. their sound needs to take some new chances before it gets old though.
  8. BenM
    Oct 30, 2007
    3
    I've liked some older Pinback tracks quite a lot, but I really can't find anything to like there. It's all so noodly, and I've liked some older Pinback tracks quite a lot, but I really can't find anything to like there. It's all so noodly, and smooth - even when they try to turn up the rock a little bit, it all sounds the same to me.… Expand

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#81 Best Album of 2007

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