Burn The Maps
by The Frames
  • Record Label: Anti
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2005
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 31
  3. Negative: 3 out of 31

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  1. EricR
    Mar 4, 2005
    5
    Come on!!! Heard it before. Not bad, not good. A little bird told me they heard of Doves...
  2. DB
    May 15, 2005
    5
    Aggravatingly mediocre. In a bad way.

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. AllMusic
    80
    Burn the Maps is an elemental journey that tugs at the heart and sticks around in the mind.
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  2. Amazon.com
    80
    It’s an unpredictably bipolar record with plenty of mood swings and emotional shifts that will ultimately leave listeners with feelings of euphoria.
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  3. Billboard
    80
    Far and away the group's most determined work of its 15-year career.
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