• Record Label: Kscope
  • Release Date: Aug 31, 2018
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Aug 31, 2018
    80
    Dissolution is the album The Pineapple Thief have been promising since 2012's All the Wars: it's poetic, erudite, emotionally powerful, and chock-full of musical imagination.
  2. Kerrang!
    Aug 28, 2018
    80
    Dissolution is entirely convincing in its maturity and intelligence. [25 Aug 2018, p.55]
  3. Aug 31, 2018
    76
    It wouldn’t be a Pineapple Thief record if we weren’t served some moody tracks. There are less than usual (no complaints about that) and often spiced with louder sections throughout.
  4. Aug 28, 2018
    70
    Although Dissolution doesn't surpass the Pineapple Thief's greatest albums (or even consistently change things up), it does outdo its predecessor and offer devotees another idiosyncratic collection of rousing songwriting and remarkable instrumentation.
  5. Classic Rock Magazine
    Aug 28, 2018
    70
    The Pineapples drift towards anodyne politeness at times, but their deceptively doomy ruminations reward close listening. [Sep 2018, p.87]
  6. Mojo
    Aug 28, 2018
    60
    Dissolution doesn't break character, but there's a sharper focus to the writing--and more sweeping melodies. [Sep 2018, p.88]
User Score
8.8

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Oct 19, 2018
    8
    It is not a surprising album but it's quite solid. For a band that already has 20 years in the business and 11 studio albums it may beIt is not a surprising album but it's quite solid. For a band that already has 20 years in the business and 11 studio albums it may be difficult to sound innovative or fresh but they have succeeded. Full Review »