Discovery of a World Inside the Moone - The Apples In Stereo
Metascore
82 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
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  1. Checkout.com
    100
    Songwriting and production throwbacks granted, the Apples send the repackage down a new stretch of road with full-throttle performances and the soon-to-be legendary pipes of singer Robert Schneider.
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  2. Ink Blot Magazine
    100
    Once in a while, a record will come out that's simply perfect... their finest record to date - pure, gleeful pop virtuosity.
  3. Village Voice (Consumer Guide)
    91
    Lyrics swirl around sensibly and the formidable tunesmithing never goes down the drain.
  4. Alternative Press (Record Of The Week)
    90
    What's best about this album, and what makes it better than anything the Apples have yet to accomplish, is how it recalls the fact that in the '60s, pop was more desegregated than it is here in the age of narrowcasting... [Record of the Week pick]
  5. The A.V. Club
    90
    At once infectious and challenging, complex and direct, The Discovery Of A World Inside The Moone represents the new standard for those seeking to carry the torch lit by the Beatles and Beach Boys.
  6. All Music Guide
    80
    A return to their early-'60s Beatlesque sound...
  7. Mojo
    80
    Though the shadows of Wilson and Lennon/McCartney loom large over this latest psyche-pop platter, the Apples tap into a tradition of classic pop songwriting rather than merely plagiarising their ancestors.
  8. New Musical Express (NME)
    70
    For, as derivative and daft as The Apples are, it's impossible, like a scowling adolescent laughing at the antics of his irritating kid brother, to hate them.
  9. CDNow
    70
    Their playing is loaded with the confidence of established veterans.
  10. Pitchfork
    65
    If The Discovery of a World Inside the Moone fails to find the Apples branching into James Brown territory, it's still the band's most diverse outing, and debatably their finest. Wisely jettisoning the noodly experiments that made Her Wallpaper Reverie seem much longer than it actually was, the Apples turn their focus squarely back on the catchy song, with a more pronounced feel for instrumental variety.
  11. Spin Cycle
    60
    A 12-song collection of ear candy so sweet as to give many listeners a toothache.
  12. Spin
    50
    For the first half of the album, this tested formula works as well as ever.... Moone runs out of flavor, however, when the Apples trade colorful and ebullient for derivative and listless.

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User Score
9.4 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. PauloB
    10
    Simply beautiful songs with catchy tunes and well arranged. They are no inventing nothing, but I don't care.
  2. Mary
    10
    Awesome pop perfection.
  3. joemomma
    9
    not as good as her wallpaper revire or tone soul but still awesome
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