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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

  • Summary: The seventh studio album for the alternative rock band sees the return of their first producer Steve Lillywhite, who worked on the band's first three studio albums.
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  • Record Label: RCA
  • Genre(s): Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, American Trad Rock, Jam Bands
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Snow Outside
You are like a secret garden as I shuffle through this broken town think of you and you are all around me like the sky when the sun's going down I... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. In short, a few stray hiccups only gives a listener more reason to be excited for the next release.
  2. Sep 14, 2012
    80
    Away from the World is a bit of a rare thing: a return to form lacking an ounce of nostalgia.
  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jul 23, 2013
    80
    Fans will already know that this is a strong, alert Dave album, as Dave albums go. [Aug 2013, p.86]
  4. Entertainment Weekly
    Sep 12, 2012
    75
    DMB return to the crunchy arena-skronk of their peak. [14/21 Sep 2012, p. 141]
  5. Sep 11, 2012
    70
    [Away From the World] serves up the Matthews magic in all its musically tight, emotionally bumfuzzled splendor.
  6. Sep 11, 2012
    70
    Though Matthews occasionally splashes around in shallow lyrics, the band overall cooks, fleshing out these tunes in an integral way.
  7. Sep 14, 2012
    70
    The instrumentation throughout is flawless, with careful guitar, exacting percussion, and funky violin swirls all blending into that signature Dave Matthews Band sound.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Sep 14, 2012
    9
    20 years of sound combined for a really nice addition to the DMB catalog. Dave sings about love, his relationship with his fan base and the20 years of sound combined for a really nice addition to the DMB catalog. Dave sings about love, his relationship with his fan base and the current state of the world in his eyes. The music behind the words is ambitious hitting multiple genres sometimes even on the same song. The only thing missing is Leroi Moore. Expand
  2. Sep 14, 2012
    9
    It´s more of the same... and in DMB´s case.... more of the same is always pretty damn good. i didn´t get the deluxe editionIt´s more of the same... and in DMB´s case.... more of the same is always pretty damn good. i didn´t get the deluxe edition so i haven´t had the possibility to listen to the other tracks... even so, the album deliver what was promised - eleven tracks of rock/folk and somewhat jazzy tunes. DMB you did it again :) Expand
  3. Nov 12, 2012
    7
    This entry into the DMB