Cheatahs
by Cheatahs
  • Record Label: Wichita
  • Release Date: Feb 11, 2014
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. PopMatters
    Mar 31, 2014
    60
    Cheatahs bring enough winners to the table to make their debut a worthwhile listen and promise a bright future.
  2. Q Magazine
    Feb 14, 2014
    60
    The overall effect is warmly intoxicating and that the album comes so close to matching up to the records it's in thrall to means you can forgive its obvious debt to others. [Mar 2014, p.110]
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  3. DIY Magazine
    Feb 7, 2014
    60
    It's never boring, the dynamism of the tracks means they all have a sense of motion. It's just, after a while, there doesn't seem to be a destination in mind.

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User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. jyo_tirmaya
    Mar 1, 2014
    9
    This music is very much what I wanted to hear from My Bloody Valentine but somehow didn't connect with that band. Lots of heavenly reverb thatThis music is very much what I wanted to hear from My Bloody Valentine but somehow didn't connect with that band. Lots of heavenly reverb that keeps your attention, and though I can't tell what he's singing about (I'll read the lyrics later) I get the gist of it. Comparisons to Jesus & Mary Chain, who are more like goth-rock are unfounded inasmuch as, for me, Cheatahs are a different genre of music - Cheatahs being more pop/alternative; Jesus & Mary Chain "lite" so to speak. Try it. You'll like it !!!… Full Review »
  2. RockSkiDad
    Feb 19, 2014
    9
    This is easily right up there w/ Yuck's first album-confirming Cheatahs as one of the very best of the 90's revivalist bands out there, easilyThis is easily right up there w/ Yuck's first album-confirming Cheatahs as one of the very best of the 90's revivalist bands out there, easily surpassing Total Slacker, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, etc. They wear their influences proudly on their sleeves (Dino Jr, MBV, Sonic Youth, Swervedriver, etc.). Yet somehow, they still manage to sound very fresh and exciting. This is already up near the top of my favorite albums of 2014.… Full Review »
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