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Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. Apr 25, 2016
    60
    Distortland may not see them return to the genius pop level they had up until 2003's ‘Welcome To The Monkey House’. But it is much closer.
  2. Apr 22, 2016
    60
    It’s messy and, true to its title, chock-full of distortion and fuzz but it’s an organised mess with great instrument placements and wide spaces between the players that allow them to revel in dynamically roaming around these songs.
  3. Q Magazine
    Apr 5, 2016
    60
    Distortland continues Taylor's more ruminative songwriting. [May 2016, p.107]
  4. Mojo
    Apr 5, 2016
    60
    There's a telepathic harmony to their nuggety pop chug. [May 2016, p.86]
  5. Apr 7, 2016
    50
    Distortland, the band’s ninth album, sounds downright insular: fully formed, in its way, but nearly impenetrable.
  6. Apr 6, 2016
    50
    It too often sounds like a diluted version of what’s gone before, a collection that struggles to reach the highs of old.
  7. Uncut
    Apr 5, 2016
    40
    Their profoundly boring ninth album resembles sketches toward another unnecessary Stone Roses comeback. [May 2016, p.71]

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