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8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

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  • Summary: This debut album showcases the British band's symphonic, shoegaze-y sound.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    90
    This is big, epic, widescreen music, albeit wonderfully understated. [5 Mar 2005, p.51]
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  2. PopMatters
    90
    An early frontrunner for the UK album of the year.
  3. cokemachineglow
    60
    Engineers is a promising if frequently innocuous first time out, with its excellent production and musicianship bogged down by weak-kneed songwriting and idiotic sequencing.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. MindwreckInc
    10
    Not only did i hear the music on this album, I saw it. I want more.....Absolute perfection.
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  2. ChrisT
    10
    Great Album, I actually listened to the whole album while on a beach. Maybe that was able to swing my vote but I have to say that I was very impressed with this new band. Props.… Expand
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  3. GeorgeM
    4
    If shoegazing is the new black/brit-pop taken form in this debut effort by Engineers, it is a trend that will find little traction outside its native UK. Technically competent but dated, same-y and forgettable is the best evaluation I can conjure for this album.… Expand
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