Dynamics
by Holy Ghost!
  • Record Label: DFA
  • Release Date: Sep 10, 2013
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
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  1. lemuriams
    Sep 17, 2013
    9
    Great music gets so far 5.9 on Metacritic? I hope to at least "public" to recommend this album and give an assessment worthy of 11 great songs.

    Album can even get a 0.0, but I'm going to stand behind him for such pearls as the Changing of the Guard and It Must Be the Weather.
  2. Alpenhows
    Oct 1, 2013
    8
    One word fun. Who cares if the 80s references are pronounced (like Rockwell on Bridges and Tunnels), that is purposeful because sometimes music just needs to have no pretense and just be.

    I saw these guys at Sasquatch and very much was looking forward to this album. It didn't meet my expectations (maybe because they were too high after the live show), but I do like this new one. I    One word fun. Who cares if the 80s references are pronounced (like Rockwell on Bridges and Tunnels), that is purposeful because sometimes music just needs to have no pretense and just be.

    I saw these guys at Sasquatch and very much was looking forward to this album. It didn't meet my expectations (maybe because they were too high after the live show), but I do like this new one. I disagree with the limited critics reviews on this.    … Expand

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Mixmag
    Nov 26, 2013
    80
    A super-satisfying second LP.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Nov 22, 2013
    40
    This crosses the border from homage to mimicry. [Dec 2013, p.108]
  3. PopMatters
    Nov 14, 2013
    50
    Dynamics is curiously not all that dynamic.
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