• Record Label: Anticon
  • Release Date: Apr 24, 2007
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Thee More Shallows' pop fans might yearn for more mellifluous melodies - their hip hop heads for more doctored beats - but in this "Book Of Bad Breaks", they're clearly on the same page.
  2. Thee More Shallows have, in a short time, perfected their sound to an extent that they can take multiple left turns without losing their way.
  3. The more Book of Bad Breaks plays, the more it clings and forces you to concede to its charms; it’s an admirable album, if not quite a great one.
  4. Post-apocalyptic muck and digital drivel, outer space splattering of dark matter, Mattel and Fisher Price toy instrument sets: it’s all here, and it’s all in accordance with Anticon’s aesthetic.
  5. What it does has pretty much been done before -- but it's done well, and done right, and in the end, it's successful.
  6. [It] would be a shame for you to miss.
  7. Songs bleed into each other and meander all over, underscoring David Kesler's spidery writing with crackling, sample-laced arrangements.
  8. There's still plenty to enjoy, but it's by no means a smooth ride.
  9. Under The Radar
    80
    A puzzling but enthralling specimen. [#17, p.96]
  10. Urb
    70
    The adventure slightly disappoints. [Apr 2007, p.108]
  11. Filter
    84
    No explanation needed--it's just great. [#25, p.96]

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