• 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. What it does has pretty much been done before -- but it's done well, and done right, and in the end, it's successful.
  2. There's still plenty to enjoy, but it's by no means a smooth ride.
  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. [It] would be a shame for you to miss.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Filter
    84
    No explanation needed--it's just great. [#25, p.96]
  8. Songs bleed into each other and meander all over, underscoring David Kesler's spidery writing with crackling, sample-laced arrangements.
  9. 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.
  10. Under The Radar
    80
    A puzzling but enthralling specimen. [#17, p.96]
  11. Urb
    70
    The adventure slightly disappoints. [Apr 2007, p.108]

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