Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Negative: 2 out of 10
  1. Dead Media thankfully brings the focus back to personal matters, and it sees a breath of fresh air introduced in the form of analog synthesizers and audio experimentation.
  2. As surefooted a return to form as could be.
  3. Alternative Press
    70
    At best, Dead Media delivers tuneful, hilarious, pathetic tales of lost schoolboy love. [Mar 2002, p.81]
  4. Magnet
    70
    Hefner is new at this, so things get clumsy. But it's endearing, because [Darren] Hayman's melodies and the idiosyncratic worldview he espouses are still irresistible. [#53, p.79]
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  1. OliverI.
    Jan 31, 2002
    8
    A very underrated effort. While critics seem to want to complain about the unsuccesful attempts at synth, they mostly overlook the fact that A very underrated effort. While critics seem to want to complain about the unsuccesful attempts at synth, they mostly overlook the fact that these efforts are few and that most of the album is understated indie rock. "China Crisis," "King of Summer," and the title track are excellent. Full Review »