Emblems
by Matt Pond
  • Record Label: Altitude
  • Release Date: May 18, 2004
User Score
6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9

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  1. Chris
    Jul 16, 2004
    6
    Call it a 6.5, actually. Some songs blur together but several stand out. It's a good summer-feel album, like the Shins first release a couple of years ago.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    70
    What Emblems lacks in youthful charm it makes up in its confident and solid delivery.
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  2. Alternative Press
    70
    Admittedly, Emblems begins to drag towards the end, but the album succeeds on a visceral level. [Jul 2004, p.136]
  3. Under The Radar
    70
    Not quite the career-defining album that we've been waiting for, but it is the band's most well-rounded release. [#7]
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