Death In The Garden, Blood On The Flowers
by Irving
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. NOW Magazine
    70
    Every song has a lovely flow, with a steady cadence and easy accessibility that no fan of poppy indie rock will want to do without.
  2. PopMatters
    70
    Death in the Garden Blood on the Flowers is summer fare of the highest order in the sense that even if you love this record you won’t be listening to it in October when the days are short and chill.
  3. Under The Radar
    80
    Their songs of love and longing are set to impeccable melodies of pop bliss. [#13, p.86]
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  5. Los Angeles Times
    75
    This could be the Beach Boys scoring a Hitchcock movie. [2 Apr 2006]
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  6. AllMusic
    70
    A true alternative potpourri -- quite refreshing in a day and age where more often than not, rock bands stick closely to a single style/approach.
  7. Paste Magazine
    70
    An admitted throwback, but cool regardless. [Jun/Jul 2006, p.131]
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  8. Urb
    60
    Emo/indie/pop rock for people who don't like emo/indie/pop rock. [Mar 2006, p.123]
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  9. Prefix Magazine
    50
    Irving's penned a batch of songs that can hold your interest in short bursts but will never inspire arguments. And that's damnation for pop music.

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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. jeffw
    Dec 18, 2006
    10
    Great vocal harmonies - side a and a side b - genius!
  2. WillyM
    Jul 29, 2006
    10
    Fantastic record. Gorgeous melodies, fuzzy 80's synths, funny, dark lyrics. Easily the most fun album of the year.