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  • Band Name: Beak>
  • Record Label: Ipecac
  • Release Date: Nov 17, 2009
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7.2 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. hydrawithears
    Oct 2, 2011
    8
    BEAK> is Geoff Barrow of Portishead plus two friends from Bristol. It’s not that far from Portishead’s latest album, the acclaimed Third. Actually, it should have been named BLEAK> for the atmosphere is very gloomy. Stylistically, goth, krautrock and metal dominate. Vocals are vestigial and come from some obscure place like in Joy Division-esque The Cornubia. The biggest difference between Third and Recordings is that it didn’t take 11 years to make it but merely 12 days.… Expand
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Metascore
72 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Everything about Beak> is a cohesive, ambitious and thoughtfully-executed murky delight. A godsend of a record in these times of landfill indie.
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  2. musicOMH.com
    80
    The ingredients, and the musical personalities, combine to make a very intriguing and invigorating listen.
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    Submissive this is not.
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